Compare towns
Gorham vs Brunswick vs North Windham
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).
Brunswick has the most renters (33.7% rent).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Gorham | Brunswick | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
17,652 |
5,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
42±3Highest 6% below ME |
| North Windham 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% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and North Windham 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% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brunswick and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$363,200±$18k 22% above ME |
$342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,465±$100 29% above ME |
$1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
| Gorham and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$4,477 47% above ME |
$3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 10% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Gorham 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 | #30 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.