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North Windham vs Readfield 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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Readfield | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417 |
2,651Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3 6% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Readfield and North Windham 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% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604 10% above ME |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$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 |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and North Windham 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.