Compare towns
Gorham vs Gray vs Whiting 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).
Whiting has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
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 | Gray | Whiting | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
8,429 |
506Lowest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
50±5Highest 12% above ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Whiting and Gray 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% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Gray 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% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Whiting and Gray 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% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$214,200±$52kLowest 28% below ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,248±$604 10% 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 | $4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$1,728Lowest 43% below ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Gorham 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8Lowest 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Whiting Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Gorham High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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| 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.