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Eliot vs Rockport vs Seabrook Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the highest household income ($102k).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
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 | Eliot | Rockport | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
3,675 |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9 31% above U.S. |
48.7±3.7Lowest 25% above U.S. |
62±3.8Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.1%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rockport and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$86,979±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
$93,571±$43k 16% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$469,000±$50kLowest 41% above U.S. |
$920,900±$75kHighest 177% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,725±$575 22% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$5,764 85% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±42.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
90.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below U.S. |
11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
39.5%±20Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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U.S. 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.