Compare towns
Freeport vs Yarmouth 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).
Yarmouth has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
York has the most people working from home (26%).
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 | Yarmouth | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Lowest |
9,053 |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below 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%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Yarmouth and York 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% |
20.2%±3.1Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
66.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
8.1%±5.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Yarmouth and Freeport 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 |
$110,216±$14k 47% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Yarmouth 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 |
$639,700±$57kHighest 116% above ME |
$636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
| Yarmouth and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Lowest 26% above ME |
$1,693±$191Highest 49% above ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
| Yarmouth 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 |
$7,120Highest 135% above ME |
$4,658Lowest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
51%±14.1Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| York and Freeport 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 | #5 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Yarmouth Schools | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Yarmouth High School | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.2 |
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.