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Waldo vs Gorham vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldo has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
Industry has the most kids (24.4% 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 | Waldo | Gorham | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 926Lowest |
18,300Highest |
988 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
40.6±10.7Highest 9% below ME |
| Industry and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,000±$41k 30% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$691 about the ME average |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,049±$137Lowest 8% below ME |
| Gorham and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$1,793 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Waldo 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 | Waldo-Region 7 | Gorham Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | — |
| 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.