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Wells vs Eagle Lake vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Eagle Lake has the most affordable homes ($221k median).
York has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Wells | Eagle Lake | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,713 |
570Lowest |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
60.8±4.7Highest 36% above ME |
49.5±5.2Lowest 10% above ME |
| Eagle Lake and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
39.5%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Eagle Lake and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3% ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Wells and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$60,208±$6kLowest 19% below ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
$221,200±$22kLowest 25% below ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$508±$183Lowest 55% below ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
| York and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215 6% above ME |
$1,861Lowest 39% below ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±33.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 12% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±14.2 ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| York and Eagle Lake 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | — | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Wells High School | — | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.