Compare towns
Yarmouth vs Cape Elizabeth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Yarmouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Cape Elizabeth has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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 | Yarmouth | Cape Elizabeth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,053Lowest |
9,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
47.4±3.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.7%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
74.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±5.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Yarmouth and Cape Elizabeth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $110,216±$14kLowest 47% above ME |
$145,821±$8kHighest 95% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $639,700±$57kLowest 116% above ME |
$731,600±$53kHighest 147% above ME |
| Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,693±$191Lowest 49% above ME |
$2,185±$275Highest 92% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,120Lowest 135% above ME |
$7,637Highest 152% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±14.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.2%±19.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Yarmouth and Cape Elizabeth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
31.9%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 133 in ME | #1 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Yarmouth Schools | Cape Elizabeth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Yarmouth High School | Cape Elizabeth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
10.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.