Compare towns
Freeport vs Scarborough vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most affordable homes ($508k median).
Scarborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
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 | Freeport | Scarborough | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Lowest |
23,215Highest |
13,986 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+17%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
48.8±2.7Lowest 9% above ME |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
| York and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| York and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
57.7% ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Scarborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kLowest 44% above ME |
$133,558±$21kHighest 79% above ME |
$121,250±$25k 62% above ME |
| Scarborough and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kLowest 71% above ME |
$551,900±$39k 86% above ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Lowest 26% above ME |
$1,956±$178Highest 72% above ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
| Scarborough and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042 66% above ME |
$5,978Highest 97% above ME |
$4,658Lowest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.9%±13.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% ME: 74.3% |
77.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 4% below ME |
19 minLowest 21% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.6%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| York and Scarborough 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #35 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Scarborough Public Schools | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Scarborough High School | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.0 |
9.6Lowest |
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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.