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Gorham vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
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 | Gorham | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
484Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
48.8±8Highest 9% above ME |
| Bridgewater and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$65,417±$15kLowest 12% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$154,900±$78kLowest 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$768±$116Lowest 33% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$1,417Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.9%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 10% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±5.1Lowest 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 |
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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.