Cape Neddick vs South Eliot

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

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

South Eliot has the higher population (4,021 vs 2,578 in Cape Neddick). Cape Neddick has the higher median household income ($98,113 vs $96,705 in South Eliot). Cape Neddick has the higher median home value ($636,100 vs $437,800 in South Eliot).

Population, income & housing

	Cape Neddick	South Eliot
Population	2,578	4,021
Median age	64.2 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$98,113	$96,705
Median home value	$636,100	$437,800
Median gross rent	$1,723	$2,088
Housing units	3,500	1,761
Homeownership rate	88.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape Neddick	South Eliot
Population	2,217 → 2,578 (+16.3%)	3,160 → 4,021 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$81,037 → $98,113 (+21.1%)	$58,269 → $96,705 (+66.0%)
Median home value	$421,600 → $636,100 (+50.9%)	$328,600 → $437,800 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,268 → $1,723 (+35.9%)	$934 → $2,088 (+123.6%)

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 Eliot

Population

3,1604,021

Median household income

$58,269$96,705

Median home value

$328,600$437,800

Median gross rent

$934$2,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape Neddick	South Eliot
Under 5	4.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	7.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	0.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	8.2%	9.4%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	5.9%	8.3%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	28.0%	17.6%
75 and over	20.3%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape Neddick	South Eliot
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	2.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cape Neddick	South Eliot
No high school diploma	0.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.2%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	36.1%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape Neddick	South Eliot
Drove alone	68.7%	82.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape Neddick	South Eliot
1-unit, detached	81.9%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Cape Neddick	South Eliot
Poverty rate	10.1%	4.2%
Average household size	1.94	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1974	1974