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Settled in 1908, this town now has 4,240 residents. A regional job hub with 2,957 jobs.
Only one of the 144 Maine towns we compare has a higher January low than York Harbor. 20% of working residents work locally in York Harbor, above both the Maine town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). York Harbor’s concentration of trails is 2.0 miles per square mile, where Maine’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. We don’t grade York Harbor yet; the figures below are still real.
Where York Harbor beats most towns.
Where York Harbor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1877.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around York Harbor. Close and well known come first.
3 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
40 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
35 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
7 mi MuseumStrawbery Banke
6 mi LandmarkFort William and Mary
9 mi LighthouseBoon Island LightCape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · Fort William and Mary: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boon Island Light: Originally uploaded by Dk69, Public domain
York Harbor is unincorporated, so York County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in York Harbor.
The top destinations are York (29%), Portsmouth (10%) and Portland (6%). York Harbor’s middle household income stands at $101,000. 5.3% of York Harbor residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 11 miles.
| York Harbor | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 28%. York Harbor’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 22 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In York Harbor, the typical July afternoon high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 44% of adults 25 and older, vs 36% across Maine. Children under 18 are just over a quarter of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (40% statewide). York Harbor’s midpoint age is 40.7 years.
| York Harbor | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
Somewhere between 50% and 72% women
The Census survey reached too few of York Harbor’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| York Harbor | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.5% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.7% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.1% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.8% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.2% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
Only 9 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than York Harbor. The share of adults in York Harbor who had a checkup this year: 85%. The town does better than the Maine average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 6.
| York Harbor | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | York Harbor | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.7% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hartley Mason Reservation | 0.2 mi | 3 |
| 2. Gilman Moulton Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical rent for York Harbor comes to $1,322 a month. On the market in the town: a median 63 days to sell. 73% of households own their home locally.
| York Harbor | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of York Harbor
About 1 of every 100 York Harbor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
York Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of York in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, York Harbor had a population of 3,132. York Harbor is a distinguished former Gilded Age summer colony noted for its resort architecture. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with York Harbor.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cape Neddick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
York Harbor and Cape Neddick aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare York Harbor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade York Harbor yet; the figures below are still real.
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