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Gorham vs Clifton
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%).
Clifton has the most affordable homes ($203k 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 | Clifton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
1,111Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
52.7±7.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16%±7.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Clifton 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% |
21.2%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Clifton 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% |
26.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
8.6%±8.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gorham and Clifton 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 |
$70,313±$16kLowest 6% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$202,500±$67kLowest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,217±$624Lowest 7% above ME |
| Gorham and Clifton 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 |
$1,838Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
81.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Clifton 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% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 10% above ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±3.4Lowest 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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| 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.