Compare towns
Cushing vs Gray vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
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 | Cushing | Gray | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
8,429 |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Cushing and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cushing and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kLowest 12% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44k 38% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Gorham and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376 36% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 30% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Cushing 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
12.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.