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Brooklin vs Gorham vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklin has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Gorham has the highest household income ($112k).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Brooklin | Gorham | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
18,300Highest |
1,215 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
| Brooklin and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$329,300±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137 9% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
| Gorham and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$1,829 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Brooklin 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 | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Brooklin 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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| 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.