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South Berwick vs Ogunquit vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
South Berwick has the most affordable homes ($397k median).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
York has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | South Berwick | Ogunquit | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,381 |
1,379Lowest |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±6.2Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| South Berwick and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,972±$22kLowest 22% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,700±$66kLowest 34% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,702±$76Highest 49% above ME |
— | $1,490±$336Lowest 31% above ME |
| South Berwick and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,523 49% above ME |
$4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±30.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 19% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #58 of 133 in ME | — | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | York Public Schools |
| High school 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.