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Gorham is a big small town of 7,593 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 13 miles from Portland, ME and 98 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $506k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,593people
$506kTypical home
$1,573/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
72"Snow
230Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,593
- Part of a metro area
- About 992 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Boston, MA
- 13 mi to Portland, ME
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $506k (≈$3,191/mo)
- Median rent $1,573/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 24% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PWM airport
- 7 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 148 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 468 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 184 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+36 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk