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Dover vs Gorham vs Marlboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Gorham has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Marlboro has the youngest population (median age 22.7).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Dover | Gorham | Marlboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466 |
18,300Highest |
1,362Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+59.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 38% above U.S. |
39.4±2.9 about the U.S. average |
22.7±2.1Lowest 42% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
42.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,313±$7kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$112,312±$6kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$77,135±$10k 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55kLowest about the U.S. average |
$460,900±$26kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$357,300±$55k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$1,680±$355Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,600±$824 13% above U.S. |
| Gorham and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$4,825 55% above U.S. |
$5,640Highest 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±43.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marlboro and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26%±11.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Marlboro and Dover 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 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Gorham Public Schools | Marlboro School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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U.S. 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.