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Bath vs Readfield vs Rockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Rockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bath | Readfield | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
2,651Lowest |
3,675 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$86,979±$16kHighest 16% above ME |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 38 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Maranacook Community High Sch | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.5Lowest |
12.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.