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Weston vs Orient vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
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 | Orient | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 275 |
137Lowest |
326Highest |
| Median age | 55.1±14 23% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
| Orient and Weston 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% |
16.8%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±4.5 ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Weston 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 |
— | $62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
| Perham and Weston 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 |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,500Lowest 51% below ME |
— | $1,641Highest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.6% ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
— | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±12.7 ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.