What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stockholm has the most people working from home (19.5%).

Perham has the most kids (19.6% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Stockholm	Perham
People
Population	222Lowest	326Highest
Median age	54±7.3Highest 21% above ME	53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME
	Stockholm and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.4%±7.3Lowest ME: 18.1%	19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1%
	Perham and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4%	24.5%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4%
	Perham and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.9%Highest ME: 36.2%	18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8%	2.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Stockholm 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±$9kLowest 19% below ME	$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME
	Perham and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$144,800±$27kHighest 51% below ME	$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME
	Stockholm and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,094±$180 4% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,609Lowest 47% below ME	$1,641Highest 46% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Stockholm and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.1%Highest ME: 10.7%	2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%	92.5%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME	1976Highest 1 yr older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the ME average	25 minHighest about the ME average
Work from home	19.5%±12.2Highest ME: 15.9%	8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Stockholm 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.