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Gorham vs Rathbone
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%).
Rathbone has the most kids (35.1% 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 | Rathbone |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,093Highest |
1,151Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.7±8.8Highest 22% above NY |
32.7±7.7Lowest 18% below NY |
| Gorham and Rathbone 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% |
35.1%±10.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Rathbone 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% |
11.6%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,874±$8kHighest 25% below NY |
$63,375±$6kLowest 26% below NY |
| Gorham and Rathbone 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 |
$121,600±$63kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,165±$208Highest 28% below NY |
$837±$96Lowest 48% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,497Highest 47% below NY |
$2,571Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.6%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
3.3%±81.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Gorham and Rathbone 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% |
22.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91%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 |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.5%±2.2Lowest 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) | ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| 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.