Gorham, ME
Tracking 7,384 properties across Gorham, Maine — a community where the median home dates to 1995. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Gorham, MEInc. 1736
Gorham is a large suburban town west of Portland, home to the University of Southern Maine's main campus. The town has grown as a Portland-area bedroom community, with newer subdivisions alongside the older village center. The Presumpscot River runs through the town.
For property professionals, Gorham is a moderate, growing suburban market with university rental demand, a mix of older and newer construction, and the river creating flood considerations.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
101 properties (1%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
7,384 properties · Median year built 1995 · Avg 2,137 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Cumberland County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 93% of Gorham properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Gorham
Cumberland County · Maine
Gorham covers 50.6 square miles in Cumberland County, Maine. The median assessed property value is $374K.
Single-family homes account for 5,708 of Gorham's 7,384 properties. There are 34 commercial properties. About 69% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $286K and $478K, with the highest assessed property at $111.3M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 56% have public water service. Electric service is provided by CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO. 435 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Gorham its character.
What Gorham Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Gorham's fire protection grade distribution (1,123 Grade B, 2,984 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Gorham's 9 property types, spanning construction from 1800 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 1% of Gorham properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Gorham property intelligence.
7,384 Gorham properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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