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Rockport vs Eliot vs Readfield
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).
Eliot has the highest household income ($102k).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Eliot | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
7,146Highest |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 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+ | 24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Readfield 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 16% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
| Eliot and Rockport 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 |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
| Eliot 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 5% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
| Eliot and Rockport 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 |
$4,549 50% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
23 min 9% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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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.