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North Windham vs Warren vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Windham has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
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 Windham | Warren | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417 |
1,585Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±3 8% above U.S. |
53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Gorham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.1%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8k 10% above U.S. |
$86,905±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
$112,312±$6kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$460,900±$26k 39% above U.S. |
| Warren and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604Lowest 12% below U.S. |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,680±$355 19% above U.S. |
| Warren and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$4,825 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.9%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gorham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Gorham High School |
| 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.