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Hanover vs Gorham vs Roque Bluffs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most people working from home (25%).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
Roque Bluffs has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Hanover | Gorham | Roque Bluffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 276Lowest |
18,300Highest |
369 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.3±10.3Highest 19% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
51.1±13.4 14% above ME |
| Hanover and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±9.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Roque Bluffs and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±12.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Roque Bluffs and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$89,375±$34k 20% above ME |
| Gorham and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,500±$36k 13% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$290,300±$59kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$950±$515Lowest 17% below ME |
| Gorham and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,492 18% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$1,859Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Roque Bluffs and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
17 minLowest 32% below ME |
| Work from home | 25%±19.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hanover 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 | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 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.