Compare towns
Beals vs Gorham vs North Windham vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Gorham has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
North Windham has the most renters (19.9% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Beals | Gorham | North Windham | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 498Lowest |
18,300Highest |
5,417 |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gorham and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$112,312±$6k 50% above ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$460,900±$26k 55% above ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,248±$604 10% above ME |
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| Gorham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Beals Public Schools | Gorham Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | None 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.