Compare towns
Gorham vs Vinalhaven
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 kids (20.9% under 18).
Vinalhaven has the oldest population (median age 65.1).
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 | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,300Highest |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$428,400±$44kLowest 44% above ME |
| Gorham and Vinalhaven 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 |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
| Gorham and Vinalhaven 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 |
$3,598Lowest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven 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% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 10% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Vinalhaven 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 | — |
| 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.