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Gorham vs Colebrook vs Randolph
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the most renters (46% rent).
Randolph has the most people working from home (19.5%).
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 | Colebrook | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,682Highest |
1,268 |
420Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-13.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
53.4±6.7Lowest 23% above NH |
57.5±10.9Highest 33% above NH |
| Randolph and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
12.1%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.5%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Randolph and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7% NH: 40.6% |
17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Gorham and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,275±$7k 38% below NH |
$46,833±$10kLowest 53% below NH |
$101,750±$16kHighest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$49k 60% below NH |
$156,700±$31kLowest 61% below NH |
$407,000±$57kHighest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$83 44% below NH |
$750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,667±$215Highest 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,334Highest 35% below NH |
$3,480Lowest 48% below NH |
$4,269 36% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±53.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Colebrook and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% NH: 72.8% |
54%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 8 yrs older than NH |
1953Lowest 26 yrs older than NH |
1963 16 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
20 minLowest 26% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.5%±5.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Gorham High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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NH 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.