Compare towns
Gorham vs Monroe vs Prospect
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%).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($197k 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 | Monroe | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
1,001 |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Monroe 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% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Prospect 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% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$2,207 27% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe 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% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 10% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Monroe 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 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Gorham High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.