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Old Orchard Beach vs Rockland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Orchard Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Rockland has the most kids (15.5% 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 | Old Orchard Beach | Rockland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,244Highest |
7,035Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
49.3±6Lowest 10% above ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Old Orchard Beach and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,050±$11kHighest 20% below ME |
$56,533±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,600±$38kHighest 24% above ME |
$245,800±$38kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,246±$182Highest 9% above ME |
$1,092±$105Lowest 4% below ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,426Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,059Highest 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±15Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±15.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockland and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1948Lowest 29 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 11% below ME |
12 minLowest 50% below ME |
| Work from home | 15%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Rockland and Old Orchard Beach 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 | #67 of 133 in ME | #96 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 |
| High school 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.