Pay and cost of living in York County, ME
Across the 3 occupations we cover in York County, ME, the middle median salary is $37,320 a year. Pay runs from $35,300 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $38,580 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides, a spread of $3,280. Wages come from the Portland-South Portland, ME survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in York County, ME has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,614 a month and a two-bedroom $1,989. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $27,660 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $30,930 a year, and every one of the 3 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in York County, ME
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for York County, ME, set beside the Maine and national medians.
Median household income in York County, ME is $88,333, 18% above the Maine median of $74,733 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,368) equals 21.9% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $37,320, is 58% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in York County, ME pay a median of $3,787 a year in real estate taxes, 25% above the Maine median of $3,036. With a median home value of $395,700, 33% above the Maine median of $296,600, the ratio of the two medians is 0.96% a year.
Renters in York County, ME pay a median gross rent of $1,339 a month in the Census survey, 18% above the Maine median of $1,139. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,614; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in York County, ME who travel to a workplace spend an average of 27.7 minutes each way, 13% above the Maine average of 24.6. 16.8% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.