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North Haven 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
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 min average).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Rockport has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | North Haven | Readfield | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 480Lowest |
2,651 |
3,675Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±6.6Highest 11% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
| North Haven and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.5%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±2.7Lowest 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 | $87,500±$22kHighest 17% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$86,979±$16k 16% above ME |
| North Haven and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,200±$46k 48% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rockport and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $913±$318Lowest 20% 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 | $3,824 26% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.6%±67.9 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%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 | 9 minLowest 65% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
11 min 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4Lowest 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 | — | #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.