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Clarendon vs Gorham vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
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 | Clarendon | Gorham | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
18,300Highest |
2,286Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.9±10.8 18% above U.S. |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Gorham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.1%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$112,312±$6kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$80,230±$15k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$460,900±$26kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$261,900±$44k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305 22% below U.S. |
$1,680±$355Highest 19% above U.S. |
$891±$95Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Gorham and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$4,825Highest 55% above U.S. |
$4,355 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.9%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Clarendon and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Gorham Public Schools | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.