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Wells vs Salisbury vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k median).
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 | Wells | Salisbury | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,713 |
1,200Lowest |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8Highest 38% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5 30% above U.S. |
49.5±5.2Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Wells and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| York and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.9%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wells and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$11kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$99,688±$21k 23% above U.S. |
$121,250±$25kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| York and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,300±$23k 46% above U.S. |
$306,900±$51kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$636,400±$30kHighest 91% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984 about the U.S. average |
$1,490±$336Highest 5% above U.S. |
| York and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
$4,842Highest 55% above U.S. |
$4,658 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±10.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 133 in ME | — | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Wells High School | None in town | 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 |
U.S. 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.