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Weston vs Cornish vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weston has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k 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 | Weston | Cornish | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 275Lowest |
1,803Highest |
326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
53±12.9 18% above ME |
| Weston and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Perham and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,942±$7kLowest 21% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$62,500±$22k 16% below ME |
| Cornish and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
| Cornish and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,500Lowest 51% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,641 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±12.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weston and Cornish 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.