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Springfield vs Perham vs Stacyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($123k median).
Perham has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
Stacyville has the most people working from home (22.6%).
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 | Springfield | Perham | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310Lowest |
326 |
465Highest |
| Median age | 52.4±7 17% above ME |
53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3% ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
$54,583±$26kLowest 27% below ME |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28kHighest 59% below ME |
$117,600±$9k 60% below ME |
$101,700±$25kLowest 66% below ME |
| Springfield and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $880±$74 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,641Highest 46% below ME |
$1,099 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | — | — | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.