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North Windham vs Brewer 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 Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Brewer has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
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 Windham | Brewer | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417Lowest |
9,652 |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3Highest 6% below ME |
40.1±4.8 10% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| North Windham and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brewer and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604 10% above ME |
$1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546 17% above ME |
$3,374Lowest 11% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham 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 | — | #32 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Brewer Public Schools | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Brewer High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0Highest |
12.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.