Median home price: $313,430*

Cost-of-living index: 154

Nonretail spending index: 155

Location: about 10 miles north of Portland

Population: 3,391


An affluent community in Cumberland County, Yarmouth offers housing in both coastal and wooded areas. Its high-ranking public and private schools have been a major attraction to residents. Many visitors come to Yarmouth for the summer Clam Festival, which began in 1966.

* Median home price according to Sperling's BestPlaces