Compare towns
Cornish vs Gorham vs Windham vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Gorham has the highest household income ($112k).
Windham has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Cornish | Gorham | Windham | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
18,300 |
19,188Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Windham and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Gorham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Gorham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Gorham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 14 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | Windham High School | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
12.1 |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.