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Wayne vs Gray vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Wayne | Gray | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,101Lowest |
8,429 |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,194±$26kLowest 25% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,800±$29kLowest 22% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,289Lowest 8% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 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 | 7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 24% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
12.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.