Compare towns
Gorham vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Rockport
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 youngest population (median age 39.4).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Gray | Ogunquit | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
8,429 |
1,379Lowest |
3,675 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6k 50% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,979±$16kLowest 16% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26k 55% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
— | $1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
| Gorham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,825 59% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #24 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Gorham High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
12.5Lowest |
— | 12.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.