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Gray vs Gorham vs Topsham vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Gorham | Topsham | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
2,682Lowest |
9,706Highest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
53.9±3.6Highest 39% above U.S. |
44.7±4 15% above U.S. |
40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gorham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.7%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gorham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$61,275±$7kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$91,028±$10k 13% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24k 17% above U.S. |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$161,600±$49kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$360,800±$20k 8% above U.S. |
$369,100±$19kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$838±$83Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,355±$642 4% below U.S. |
$1,452±$430Highest about the U.S. average |
| Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,334 39% above U.S. |
$4,259 37% above U.S. |
$4,436Highest 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±20.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berwick and Topsham 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 | #57 of 120 in NH | #66 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Gorham High School | Mt Ararat High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
9.0Lowest |
12.2 |
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U.S. 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.