Compare towns
Readfield vs Rockport vs Fayette
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Rockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Fayette has the most affordable homes ($258k median).
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 | Readfield | Rockport | Fayette |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651 |
3,675Highest |
1,383Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
58.8±4.2Highest 31% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
37.2%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2Lowest 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 | $86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$86,979±$16kHighest 16% above ME |
$59,500±$17kLowest 20% below ME |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
$257,600±$48kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
$983±$816Lowest 14% below ME |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392 12% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
$3,160Lowest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Fayette 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 | Fayette Public Schools |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Camden Hills Regional H S | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.