Compare towns
Topsham vs Gorham vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
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 | Topsham | Gorham | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,271Lowest |
18,300Highest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.7% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.9Highest about the ME average |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Topsham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,024±$18k 34% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
| Gorham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,500±$24k 31% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,491±$1k 31% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
| Gorham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,431 46% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±14.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% below ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Topsham 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 | #66 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
12.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.