Compare towns
Buxton vs Limerick vs Ogunquit vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buxton has the most renters (19.7% rent).
Limerick has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gorham has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Buxton | Limerick | Ogunquit | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,512 |
3,400 |
1,379Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9 about the ME average |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21kLowest 34% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$112,312±$6k 50% 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 | $356,800±$21k 20% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$460,900±$26k 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266Lowest 42% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
— | $1,680±$355 47% above ME |
| Limerick and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422 13% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #104 of 133 in ME | — | — | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | — | 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 | 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.