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Whiting vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering WhitingCutler
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Gorham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Whiting | Gorham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 506Lowest |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±5Highest 12% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,200±$52kLowest 28% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,728Lowest 43% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Whiting Public Schools | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.