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York vs New Gloucester vs Freeport
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).
New Gloucester has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | York | New Gloucester | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
5,766Lowest |
8,802 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
| York and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and York 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% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| York and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and New Gloucester 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 |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$107,326±$19kLowest 44% above ME |
| York and New Gloucester 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 |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
| York and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658 53% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| York and Freeport 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | York Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | York High School | None in town | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.