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Gorham vs Roxbury vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gorham has the highest household income ($112k).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
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 | Roxbury | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
942Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9 about the U.S. average |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$86,905±$16k 8% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26k 39% above U.S. |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
| Warren and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355 19% above U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Warren and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,825 55% above U.S. |
$4,284Lowest 37% above U.S. |
$7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gorham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #24 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Gorham Public Schools | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Gorham High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
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U.S. 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.