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Greene vs Gorham vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
Wales has the most kids (30.2% 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 | Greene | Gorham | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
18,300Highest |
1,924Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Highest 11% below ME |
39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Greene and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wales and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gorham and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$77,004±$5kLowest 3% above ME |
| Gorham and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$250,400±$28kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,154±$64Lowest about the ME average |
| Gorham and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$2,578Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Gorham 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.