Gorham makes Maine’s top 10 on 9 lists
Gorham is ranked on 37 lists against the 144 Maine towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 9 and the top quarter on 14.
The lists Gorham does best on
Each list ranks every ME town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Gorham marked.
2 spots from the top 3 for low obesity
Lists where Gorham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Gorham lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Gorham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in ME, the right end is last. Areas where Gorham does best come first.
More year-round than 94% of Maine
Not better or worse, just Gorham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Gorham out-ranks 3 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every ME list, and where Gorham lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Cape Elizabeth · 98 / 100
#12
Lowest obesity#1 Falmouth · 24%
#5
Fewest smokers#1 Cape Elizabeth · 7%
#9
Most active#1 Cape Elizabeth · 14%
#5
Fewest uninsured#1 Cape Elizabeth · 4%
#7
Lowest depression#1 Cape Elizabeth · 23%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Augusta · 1.3 mi
#41 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Milford · 54%
#104
Most trails#1 Falmouth · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#6
Most walkable#1 South Portland · 70.0 / sq mi
#23 Safety
R Safest#1 Richmond · 1.3 #8People
Most educated#1 Cape Elizabeth · 74.1%
#33
Youngest#1 Orono · 21.8
#15
Oldest#1 Harpswell · 62.0
#130
Most residents 65+#1 Bristol · 42.8%
#112
Most kids#1 Jefferson · 28%
#38 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Millinocket · 1.4 yrs
#126
Cheapest rent#1 Waldoboro · $348/mo
#122
C
Lowest property tax#1 Corinth · $1,381/yr
#131
Rent easiest to afford#1 Biddeford · 37.2%
#2 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Acton · 51.2%
#134
Most new homes#1 Bethel · 19.2 per 1,000
#85
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Lincoln · +112.0%
#66
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Sanford · 39.7 per home
#16 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Houlton · 10.4 min
#92 
The number on the right is Gorham’s spot. All of Maine’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every ME list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.