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Anson vs Anson vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the most renters (39.3% rent).
Anson has the oldest population (median age 46.7).
Gorham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Anson | Anson | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
2,331 |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2 3% below ME |
46.7±6.2Highest 4% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Anson and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Anson and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
11.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61k 17% above ME |
$52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Gorham and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$117,800±$14k 60% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
$928±$62 19% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,572 48% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1972 5 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Carrabec High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.