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Yarmouth, Maine, in Cumberland county, is 10 miles N of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 109 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is included in the Portland metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 8,360 people lived in Yarmouth.
In Yarmouth, about 62% of adults are married.
In 2000, Yarmouth had a median family income of $73,234. Many people in Yarmouth make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Yarmouth doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Maine. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Yarmouth.)
Yarmouth residents donated more money ($34,450) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 71% of living spaces in Yarmouth are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Yarmouth, 93% of commuters drive to work.
Yarmouth strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Maine):
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| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 1% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 1% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 1% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 1% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
Comparing Yarmouth to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Maine (State):
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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