Compare towns
Gorham vs Sidney 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).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Sidney | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
4,790Lowest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Sidney and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Gorham 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% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$336,200±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
$1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
| Gorham and Sidney 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 |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and North Windham 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% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 10% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | Gorham High School | None in town | — |
| 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.