Compare towns
Rockland vs Eliot vs Ogunquit vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockland has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Eliot has the most kids (16.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bath has the youngest population (median age 45.4).
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 | Rockland | Eliot | Ogunquit | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,035 |
7,146 |
1,379Lowest |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±6 10% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,533±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,800±$38kLowest 17% below ME |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,092±$105 4% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
— | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,059 34% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±15.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Rockland and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948 29 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 50% below ME |
23 min 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.1%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #96 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | — | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Oceanside High School | None in town | — | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | — | 14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.