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Somerville vs Peru vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Peru has the most people working from home (9.2%).
Morrill has the highest household income ($74k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Somerville | Peru | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 837Lowest |
1,501Highest |
914 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
48±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
39.8±6.1 11% below ME |
| Peru and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Peru and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7% ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Peru and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
$66,827±$19kLowest 11% below ME |
$74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
| Morrill and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
| Somerville and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$723±$16Lowest 37% below ME |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
| Somerville and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Peru and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 56 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.