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Rockland vs Wayne vs Owls Head
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 most affordable homes ($246k median).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Owls Head has the most expensive homes ($413k 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 | Rockland | Wayne | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,035Highest |
1,101Lowest |
1,482 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±6Lowest 10% above ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
52.6±6.6 17% above ME |
| Wayne and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Rockland and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Owls Head and Wayne 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Owls Head 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$87,325±$7k 17% above ME |
| Wayne and Owls Head 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 |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
| Owls Head and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,092±$105 4% below ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,191±$386Highest 5% above ME |
| Owls Head and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,059Highest 34% above ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$2,981Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±15.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Rockland and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Lowest 29 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 50% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
16 min 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.1%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Rockland 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 | #96 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 | RSU 38 | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | Oceanside High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.