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Readfield vs Rockport vs Wells
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 the shortest commute (11 min average).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Readfield | Rockport | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Lowest |
3,675 |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Wells and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest 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% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wells and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$86,979±$16k 16% above ME |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
| Wells and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Wells and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,194±$667 5% above ME |
$1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
| Wells and Rockport 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 |
$3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Wells 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% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Wells 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 | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Camden Hills Regional H S | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
12.6Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.