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Mount Tabor vs Gorham vs Woodford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Gorham has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Gorham | Woodford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
18,300Highest |
282Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
61.8±4.9Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Woodford and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.6%±11.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.1%±7.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.1%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±5.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $112,312±$6kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$81,250±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$460,900±$26kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$275,000±$67kLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Gorham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,680±$355Lowest 19% above U.S. |
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| Mount Tabor and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,825 55% above U.S. |
$3,075Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.9%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Gorham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.6%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Woodford 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 | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.