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Cape Elizabeth vs Yarmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cape Elizabeth has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Yarmouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Cape Elizabeth | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,606Highest |
9,053Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.4±3.3Highest 6% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 74.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.1%±5.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Yarmouth and Cape Elizabeth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $145,821±$8kHighest 95% above ME |
$110,216±$14kLowest 47% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $731,600±$53kHighest 147% above ME |
$639,700±$57kLowest 116% above ME |
| Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,185±$275Highest 92% above ME |
$1,693±$191Lowest 49% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,637Highest 152% above ME |
$7,120Lowest 135% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±19.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51%±14.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Yarmouth and Cape Elizabeth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 13% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 31.9%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 133 in ME | #5 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Cape Elizabeth Public Schools | Yarmouth Schools |
| High school in town | Cape Elizabeth High School | Yarmouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
11.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.