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In Yarmouth (Maine), unemployment is 5.5% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Yarmouth had a population of 6,125. Yarmouth registered an unemployment rate of 5.53% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Yarmouth numbered 164.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population6,125people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary3,908EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent1,536EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate5.53%country median 4.6% — 21% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime509.1offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 68% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.44µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 66% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 68% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Yarmouth?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Yarmouth recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan16Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,498 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,536 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official
Recorded property crimes30 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Is Yarmouth a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker34%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 25–43%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%
Student40%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 30–50%
Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 57–75%
Retirement40%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 29–51%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 164 of 6,125 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Yarmouth is 5.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary3,908 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate5.53 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official

What does a salary buy in Yarmouth?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Yarmouth median gross pay: €3,908 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,473of €3,053 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,053
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,498
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,473
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Yarmouth. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Yarmouth. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents716.4 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release4Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Yarmouth when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesYarmouth highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Yarmouth highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Yarmouth972
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents509.1 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting7Official
Recorded violent crimes1 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Mobility and administration

Yarmouth's nearest airport was PWM, 20 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Distance to the nearest major airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PWM3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Yarmouth. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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Climate and air quality

Yarmouth recorded annual PM2.5 of 6.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −5.5°C in January to 20.8°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Yarmouth is 6.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.44 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData14Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.2 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 11.6 · May 17.9 · Jun 23 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 1.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.9 · Feb -8.7 · Mar -4.1 · Apr 1.1 · May 6.7 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 4.9 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -6.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -5.5 · Feb -4 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 6.4 · May 12.3 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 3.8 · Dec -2.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 90.1 · Feb 84.9 · Mar 101.9 · Apr 111.6 · May 90.5 · Jun 120.2 · Jul 94.6 · Aug 97.6 · Sep 109.8 · Oct 137.7 · Nov 118.2 · Dec 116.6 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading22.6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean6.4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,274 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)20Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature26.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-9.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Manchester ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Yarmouth was 13.6 km² at the end of 2025. Yarmouth had a population density of 463.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area13.58 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)10Official
Foreign-resident share2.61 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Foreign residents164 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population density463.2 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population6,125 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202013Official
Population covered by crime statistics9,076 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Yarmouth

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Gorham as a Yarmouth alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 8.1% Gorham vs 2.6% Yarmouth+210%
  • Unemployment: 2.4% Gorham vs 5.5% Yarmouth−57%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 420 Gorham vs 509 Yarmouth−18%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,488 Gorham vs €3,908 Yarmouth−11%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.4 µg/m³ Gorham vs 6.4 µg/m³ Yarmouth−17%
  • Residents: 7,469 Gorham vs 6,125 Yarmouth+22%
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North Bethesda as a Yarmouth alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 784 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 2.6% Yarmouth+1208%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 6,125 Yarmouth+718%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,908 Yarmouth+57%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.5% Yarmouth−34%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 509 (2024) Yarmouthno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.4 µg/m³ Yarmouth−9%
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Yarmouth

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

South Portland Gardens 20.8 km away
Rent
1,674 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,624 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Brunswick 22.6 km away
Rent
1,353 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,728 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Topsham 23.7 km away
Rent
1,378 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,939 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Gorham 24.7 km away
Rent
1,453 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,488 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)6,128 residentsEdgerton6,121 residentsKaser6,121 residentsWillard6,130 residentsRittman6,120 residentsWalpole6,119 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Yarmouth?

The unemployment rate is 5.53 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Yarmouth?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.44 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Yarmouth?

Police recorded 509.1 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Yarmouth?

The published population is 6,125 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Yarmouth?

164 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Yarmouth a good place to live?

Yarmouth may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Yarmouth?

Portland, Westbrook, South Portland, South Portland Gardens, Brunswick are near Yarmouth. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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Sources

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  1. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  2. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  5. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  6. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  7. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  8. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  9. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  10. U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  4. U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  5. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  6. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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