Compare towns
Windham vs Cumberland 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
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Gorham has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Windham | Cumberland | Gray | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
8,647 |
8,429Lowest |
18,300 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
41.9±4 6% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Gray and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Cumberland and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$112,312±$6k 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$460,900±$26k 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,680±$355 47% above ME |
| Cumberland and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 30% above ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,825 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland and Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #25 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Greely High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
9.5Lowest |
12.5 |
12.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.