Compare towns
Bowdoin vs Gorham vs North Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the most affordable homes ($293k median).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Bowdoin | Gorham | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188Lowest |
18,300Highest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Bowdoin and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$88,522±$8kLowest 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
| Gorham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Lowest 11% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 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 | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Gorham 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | 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.