Compare towns
Livermore vs Gorham vs Leeds
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Livermore has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% 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 | Livermore | Gorham | Leeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,868Lowest |
18,300Highest |
2,285 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.4±3.5Highest 15% above ME |
39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,441±$10kLowest 6% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$85,208±$14k 14% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$23kLowest 25% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$940±$461Lowest 17% below ME |
| Gorham and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,237Lowest 26% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$2,565 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Livermore and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.5%±7.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Livermore 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 | RSU 73 | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | None in town |
| 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.