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Gorham vs Cameron
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 people working from home (12.8%).
Cameron has the most kids (37.3% under 18).
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 | Cameron |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,093Highest |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.7±8.8Highest 22% above NY |
32.5±6Lowest 18% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
37.3%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Gorham and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,874±$8kHighest 25% below NY |
$59,125±$17kLowest 31% below NY |
| Gorham and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,300±$27kHighest 38% below NY |
$115,800±$37kLowest 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,165±$208Highest 28% below NY |
$975±$733Lowest 40% below NY |
| Gorham and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,497Highest 47% below NY |
$2,735Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.6%±21.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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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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.