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Camden vs Readfield vs Rockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering CamdenCamden
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most renters (30.5% rent).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Camden | Readfield | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,682Highest |
2,651Lowest |
3,675 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±10.1Highest 17% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
| Camden and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±7.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,788±$11kLowest 5% above 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 | $498,800±$78kHighest 68% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
| Camden and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$924 about the ME average |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
| Rockport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804Highest 91% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$5,764 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.8%±18.7 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.7%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.