Compare towns
Rome vs Gorham vs Mount Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Gorham has the highest household income ($112k).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Rome | Gorham | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215Lowest |
18,300Highest |
1,716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
| Rome and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56 about the ME average |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon 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 | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.