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York vs Casco vs Topsham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
Casco has the most homeowners (90%).
Topsham has the youngest population (median age 44.7).
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 | York | Casco | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
3,696Lowest |
9,706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
44.7±4Lowest about the ME average |
| Casco and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| York and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| York and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$91,028±$10k 22% above ME |
| York and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
$360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,355±$642Lowest 19% above ME |
| York and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
$4,259 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
| York and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and York 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 | #13 of 133 in ME | — | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | York Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | York High School | None in town | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.