Compare towns
Camden vs Arundel vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most renters (26.5% rent).
Arundel has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
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 | Camden | Arundel | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,242 |
4,418Lowest |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
| Camden and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Camden and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kLowest 10% above ME |
$101,597±$17k 36% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70k 76% above ME |
$421,300±$62kLowest 42% above ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
| Arundel and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$3,763Lowest 24% above ME |
$4,658 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| York and Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #7 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 21 | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.