Compare towns
Gray vs Bath vs Gorham vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Gray | Bath | Gorham | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
8,815 |
18,300Highest |
4,610Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Raymond and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
| Gorham and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Gorham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 10% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Bath 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Morse High School | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
12.9 |
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ME 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.