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Baltimore vs Gorham vs Cavendish

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreGorhamCavendish
People
Population
361Lowest
2,682Highest
1,242
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-5.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3
32% above U.S.
53.9±3.6Highest
39% above U.S.
45.2±5.9Lowest
16% above U.S.
Gorham and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
12.5%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Cavendish and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.7%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
Gorham and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
20.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.7%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Gorham and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
$61,275±$7kLowest
24% below U.S.
$89,063±$29k
10% above U.S.
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27k
34% below U.S.
$161,600±$49kLowest
51% below U.S.
$285,100±$40kHighest
14% below U.S.
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$838±$83Lowest
41% below U.S.
$1,000±$546Highest
29% below U.S.
Cavendish and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
39% above U.S.
$4,334Highest
39% above U.S.
$3,948Lowest
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41%±20.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.9%±27
U.S.: 51.1%
Gorham and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
1.7%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #57 of 120 in NH —
School district — Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District Green Mountain Unified School District #77
High school in town — Gorham High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.0
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U.S. 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.