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Topsham vs Bath vs Gorham
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).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Topsham | Bath | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,706 |
8,815Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±4 about the ME average |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Bath and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,028±$10k 22% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,355±$642 19% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% 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 | $4,259 40% above ME |
$3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath 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 | #66 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | Mt Ararat High School | Morse High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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.