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Gorham vs Lake Arrowhead
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%).
Lake Arrowhead has the most affordable homes ($267k 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 | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
3,322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Highest 12% below ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$98,654±$9kLowest 32% above ME |
| Gorham and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$267,300±$19kLowest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Lowest 47% above ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Gorham 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 |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 10% above ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±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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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.