Cape Neddick vs North Berwick

A side-by-side comparison of Cape Neddick and North Berwick: population, income, housing, and more.

Cape Neddick and North Berwick are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cape Neddick has the higher population (2,578 vs 1,811 in North Berwick). Cape Neddick has the higher median household income ($98,113 vs $54,612 in North Berwick). Cape Neddick has the higher median home value ($636,100 vs $296,300 in North Berwick).

Population, income & housing

	Cape Neddick	North Berwick
Population	2,578	1,811
Median age	64.2 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$98,113	$54,612
Median home value	$636,100	$296,300
Median gross rent	$1,723	$1,032
Housing units	3,500	864
Homeownership rate	88.0%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape Neddick	North Berwick
Population	2,217 → 2,578 (+16.3%)	1,439 → 1,811 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$81,037 → $98,113 (+21.1%)	$47,226 → $54,612 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$421,600 → $636,100 (+50.9%)	$238,000 → $296,300 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,268 → $1,723 (+35.9%)	$763 → $1,032 (+35.3%)

Cape Neddick

Population

2,2172,578

Median household income

$81,037$98,113

Median home value

$421,600$636,100

Median gross rent

$1,268$1,723

North Berwick

Population

1,4391,811

Median household income

$47,226$54,612

Median home value

$238,000$296,300

Median gross rent

$763$1,032

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape Neddick	North Berwick
Under 5	4.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	7.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	0.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.9%
45 to 54	5.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	28.0%	8.3%
75 and over	20.3%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape Neddick	North Berwick
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cape Neddick	North Berwick
No high school diploma	0.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	21.2%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	36.1%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape Neddick	North Berwick
Drove alone	68.7%	84.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape Neddick	North Berwick
1-unit, detached	81.9%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Cape Neddick	North Berwick
Poverty rate	10.1%	2.8%
Average household size	1.94	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	16	33
Median year structure built	1974	1938