Compare towns
Hermon 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
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Hermon | Readfield | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
2,651Lowest |
3,675 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
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 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$86,979±$16k 16% above ME |
| Hermon and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,194±$667 5% above ME |
| Hermon and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,392 12% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Rockport 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 | #54 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 38 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Maranacook Community High Sch | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
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.