Compare towns
Wade vs Sullivan vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
Sullivan has the most expensive homes ($222k median).
Perham has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
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 | Wade | Sullivan | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 244Lowest |
1,246Highest |
326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
47.1±15Lowest 5% above ME |
53±12.9 18% above ME |
| Wade and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$59,643±$14k 20% below ME |
$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
| Perham and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
$222,000±$33kHighest 25% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
| Sullivan and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $883±$114 22% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 45% below ME |
$2,228Highest 27% below ME |
$1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Sullivan and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sullivan and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 24 | — |
| High school in town | — | Sumner Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.