Cape Neddick vs South Berwick

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

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

South Berwick has the higher population (3,441 vs 2,578 in Cape Neddick). Cape Neddick has the higher median household income ($98,113 vs $77,493 in South Berwick). Cape Neddick has the higher median home value ($636,100 vs $340,800 in South Berwick).

Population, income & housing

	Cape Neddick	South Berwick
Population	2,578	3,441
Median age	64.2 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$98,113	$77,493
Median home value	$636,100	$340,800
Median gross rent	$1,723	$1,390
Housing units	3,500	1,632
Homeownership rate	88.0%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape Neddick	South Berwick
Population	2,217 → 2,578 (+16.3%)	3,264 → 3,441 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$81,037 → $98,113 (+21.1%)	$70,777 → $77,493 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$421,600 → $636,100 (+50.9%)	$256,400 → $340,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,268 → $1,723 (+35.9%)	$958 → $1,390 (+45.1%)

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

South Berwick

Population

3,2643,441

Median household income

$70,777$77,493

Median home value

$256,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$958$1,390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape Neddick	South Berwick
Under 5	4.6%	7.0%
5 to 17	7.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	0.4%	4.9%
25 to 34	8.2%	13.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	5.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	25.5%
65 to 74	28.0%	7.6%
75 and over	20.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape Neddick	South Berwick
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cape Neddick	South Berwick
No high school diploma	0.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	21.2%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	36.1%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape Neddick	South Berwick
Drove alone	68.7%	74.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape Neddick	South Berwick
1-unit, detached	81.9%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Cape Neddick	South Berwick
Poverty rate	10.1%	3.7%
Average household size	1.94	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1974	1970