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Outdoors in York
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c. 1870
Bald Head Cliff, York Beach, Maine.Alternate Title: Portsmouth & Vicinity, c. 1870
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About York
Town in Maine, United StatesYork is a town in York County, Maine, United States, near the southern tip of the state. The population in the 2020 census was 13,723. Situated beside the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf of Maine, York is a well-known summer resort town. It is home to three 18-hole golf clubs, four sandy beaches, and Mount Agamenticus. From south to north, it is divided into the villages of Bald Head, York Village, York Harbor, York Beach and Cape Neddick. York is part of the Portland metropolitan area.
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How York ranks
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Housing in York
The typical York home is worth about $762,000, up 2.1% in a year, 83% above the Maine typical home.
Safety in York
Safety Grade A
York reports less crime per resident than 87% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns York sits closer to the middle.
Schools in York
All York schools →School Grade A
The public schools York’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.
Famous people from York
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Where York is
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