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Rockport vs Arundel vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Arundel has the youngest population (median age 40.9).
York has the most people working from home (26%).
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 | Rockport | Arundel | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
4,418 |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
| York and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| York and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% ME: 36.2% |
29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,979±$16kLowest 16% above ME |
$101,597±$17k 36% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
$421,300±$62kLowest 42% above ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
| Arundel and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764Highest 90% above ME |
$3,763Lowest 24% above ME |
$4,658 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| York and Rockport 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 | #8 of 133 in ME | #7 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 21 | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | None in town | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.