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Gorham vs Angola
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Angola has the most affordable homes ($166k median).
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 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,093Highest |
2,411Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.7±8.8Highest 22% above NY |
45.1±3.3Lowest 13% above NY |
| Gorham and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Angola and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Angola and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,874±$8kLowest 25% below NY |
$81,108±$6kHighest 6% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,300±$27kHighest 38% below NY |
$165,600±$10kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,165±$208Highest 28% below NY |
$841±$78Lowest 48% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,497Lowest 47% below NY |
$5,234Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.6%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±30.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Gorham and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Highest same as NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±7.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Gorham and Angola 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 | #246 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | — |
| High school in town | MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.