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Gorham vs Hart's Location
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gorham has the most kids (12.5% under 18).
Hart's Location has the most people working from home (3.7%).
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 | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,682Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 53.9±3.6Lowest 24% above NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Gorham and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 31.7%±6.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Gorham and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,275±$7kLowest 38% below NH |
$78,182±$73kHighest 21% below NH |
| Hart's Location and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$189,700±$21kHighest 53% below NH |
| Hart's Location and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$83 44% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,334 35% below NH |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±20.3 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 4.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1974Highest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
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| Work from home | 1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hart's Location 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 | #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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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
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.