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Springfield vs Webster plantation 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 expensive homes ($123k median).
Webster plantation has the most people working from home (31.4%).
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 | Webster plantation | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310 |
85Lowest |
326Highest |
| Median age | 52.4±7 17% above ME |
48.4±11.5Lowest 8% above ME |
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%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
3.5%±34.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest 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% |
14.1%±39.2Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
8.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.3%±28.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Webster plantation and Perham 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 |
— | $62,500±$22kHighest 16% 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 |
$75,800±$66kLowest 74% below ME |
$117,600±$9k 60% below ME |
| Springfield and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067 65% below ME |
$367Lowest 88% below ME |
$1,641Highest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | — | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.5% ME: 10.7% |
31.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
31.4%±29.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Webster plantation and Springfield 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.