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Danforth vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Gorham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Danforth | Gorham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 452Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $4,825 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.