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Gorham vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Casco |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,395±$184Lowest 22% above ME |
| Gorham and Casco 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 |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco 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% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 10% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco 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 | — |
| School district | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
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| 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.