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Northport vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northport has the oldest population (median age 56.6).
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 | Northport | Gorham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,621Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.6±3.8Highest 26% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,523±$8kLowest about the ME average |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,400±$36kLowest 16% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$299Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,721Lowest 10% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Northport 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 | Northport Public Schools | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.