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North Haven vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 min average).
Gorham has the highest household income ($112k).
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 | North Haven | Gorham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 480Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±6.6Highest 11% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.5%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,500±$22kLowest 17% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Gorham and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,200±$46kLowest 48% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Gorham and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,824Lowest 26% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.6%±67.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Haven and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 9 minLowest 65% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and North Haven 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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| Old photos in History | 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.