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Springfield vs Prospect vs Perham
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 people working from home (9.6%).
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($197k median).
Perham has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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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 | Prospect | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310Lowest |
923Highest |
326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.4±7 17% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
53±12.9Highest 18% 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%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Perham 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% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Highest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$62,500±$22k 16% below ME |
| Prospect and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28k 59% below ME |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,107±$61 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,641 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Perham and Prospect 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% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.