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Rockport vs Bow vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k 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 | Rockport | Bow | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
8,335Highest |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
48.1±7.6 24% above U.S. |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.3%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,979±$16k 8% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$86,504±$8kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$50k 41% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$326,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Bow and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667 15% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,125±$844Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Bow and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764 85% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$3,392Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.3%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rockport and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.3%±14.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Readfield and Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Bow School District | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Bow High School | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
12.8Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.