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Gorham vs North Haven
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 highest household income ($112k).
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 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 | North Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
49.6±6.6Highest 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and North Haven 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% |
32.5%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
55.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$87,500±$22kLowest 17% above ME |
| Gorham and North Haven 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 |
$440,200±$46kLowest 48% above ME |
| Gorham and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,824Lowest 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Haven 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% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 10% above ME |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and North Haven 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 | — |
| 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.