South Berwick vs York Harbor

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

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

York Harbor has the higher population (3,853 vs 3,441 in South Berwick). York Harbor has the higher median household income ($91,675 vs $77,493 in South Berwick). York Harbor has the higher median home value ($561,700 vs $340,800 in South Berwick).

Population, income & housing

	South Berwick	York Harbor
Population	3,441	3,853
Median age	45.8 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,493	$91,675
Median home value	$340,800	$561,700
Median gross rent	$1,390	$1,258
Housing units	1,632	1,890
Homeownership rate	68.7%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Berwick	York Harbor
Population	3,264 → 3,441 (+5.4%)	2,522 → 3,853 (+52.8%)
Median household income	$70,777 → $77,493 (+9.5%)	$67,639 → $91,675 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $340,800 (+32.9%)	$391,300 → $561,700 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$958 → $1,390 (+45.1%)	$906 → $1,258 (+38.9%)

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

York Harbor

Population

2,5223,853

Median household income

$67,639$91,675

Median home value

$391,300$561,700

Median gross rent

$906$1,258

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Berwick	York Harbor
Under 5	7.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	6.4%
55 to 64	25.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	13.2%
75 and over	7.8%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Berwick	York Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Berwick	York Harbor
No high school diploma	2.9%	1.2%
High school graduate	13.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Berwick	York Harbor
Drove alone	74.1%	71.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	24.0%
Other means	3.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Berwick	York Harbor
1-unit, detached	66.4%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	3.8%
20 or more units	6.1%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Berwick	York Harbor
Poverty rate	3.7%	6.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1970	1970