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Ludlow vs Gorham vs New Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
New Limerick has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
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 | Ludlow | Gorham | New Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 444 |
18,300Highest |
372Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
58.3±10.3Highest 30% above ME |
| New Limerick and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
37.1%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$53,810±$7kLowest 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$196,900±$120k 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$111 13% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$775±$388Lowest 32% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 45% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$1,221Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±52.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
80%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 15% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Ludlow 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.