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Dedham vs Rockland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Rockland has the most people working from home (22.1%).
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 | Dedham | Rockland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,656Lowest |
7,035Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±2.2Lowest 4% above ME |
49.3±6Highest 10% above ME |
| Rockland and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rockland and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dedham and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$56,533±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,400±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$245,800±$38kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,092±$105Lowest 4% below ME |
| Dedham and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,942Lowest 30% above ME |
$4,059Highest 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±15.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockland and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1948Lowest 29 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
12 minLowest 50% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #96 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Dedham Public Schools | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Oceanside High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.