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York Harbor is a small town of 4,240 people in York County, Maine. It's about 41 miles from Portland, ME and 59 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $628k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,240people
$628kTypical home
$1,322/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
65"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,240
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,323 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Boston, MA
- 41 mi to Portland, ME
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $628k (≈$3,958/mo)
- Median rent $1,322/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PSM airport
- 39 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- Right on the coast
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 469 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk