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Anson vs Gorham vs Lagrange
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 affordable homes ($100k median).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
Lagrange has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
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 | Gorham | Lagrange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
18,300Highest |
709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2 3% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
45.9±13.8Highest about the ME average |
| Lagrange 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% |
20.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Lagrange 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% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lagrange 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% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61k 17% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$58,417±$14kLowest 22% below 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 |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247 20% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207 60% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Gorham 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% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.