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Cape Neddick, Maine.

A community in York County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see York County’s.

Living in Cape Neddick, York County, Maine

Cape Neddick, in York County, had 3,037 people in the 2020 census. 89% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 11% are rented. Unemployment in York County was 2.8% in August 2026, and the county had 0.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in York County work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 3,037 in the 2020 census; median age 65.2
Household income Too few homes in Cape Neddick for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 2.8% York County, August 2026; 2.7% a year before
Homes 89% lived in by their owners; 11% rented
  • 1,231households
  • 53%of adults have a degree
  • 12%below the poverty line

What people in York County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care24%
  • Shops (retail)13%
  • Manufacturing12%
  • Professional and business services10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%
  • Building trades8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. York County had 79,603 jobs in 2025, 0.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 32° and 14°; warmest in July, 79° and 60° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 32° 14° F M A M J J 79° 60° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 32° and 14°; warmest in July, 79° and 60° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 32° 14° F M A M J J 79° 60° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 32° and lows near 14°; warmest in July, with highs near 79° and lows near 60°. About 70 inches of snow and 52 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Cape Neddick weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in York County

  1. Pratt & Whitney North Berwick Parts CenterJet engine components2,309
  2. Southern Maine Health CareGeneral hospital1,478FTE
  3. University of New EnglandUniversity or college1,322
  4. SMHC Hosptial BiddefordGeneral medical and surgical hospitals994
  5. York HospitalGeneral hospital816FTE
  6. RSU 06/msad 06 SchoolsSchool district812FTE
  7. Sanford Public SchoolsSchool district644FTE
  8. RSU 60/msad 60 SchoolsSchool district596FTE

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 149 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 19,243 people in all across the county; Cape Neddick has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Ice stormsRelatively high
  2. Coastal floodingRelatively moderate
  3. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  4. LightningRelatively moderate
  5. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  6. Inland floodingRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Cape Neddick’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on York County.