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Stoneham vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
Gorham has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Stoneham | Gorham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 271Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,200±$32kLowest 24% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$383Lowest about the ME average |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,426Lowest 53% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Stoneham and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school 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.