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Denmark vs Gorham vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has the oldest population (median age 54.4).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Denmark | Gorham | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
18,300Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10k 14% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Lowest 24% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,617±$554 42% above ME |
| Gorham and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Denmark 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 | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.