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Cornish vs Gorham vs Westbrook
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 affordable homes ($274k median).
Gorham has the highest household income ($112k).
Westbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.6%).
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 | Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
18,300 |
20,775Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
39.4±2.9Highest 12% below ME |
37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
| Gorham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westbrook and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Gorham and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$85,038±$7k 14% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$383,300±$19k 29% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,392±$74 22% above ME |
| Gorham and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$4,005 32% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Westbrook 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 | #115 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | Westbrook Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | Westbrook High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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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.