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Rockport vs Ellsworth vs Camden
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).
Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Camden has the most people working from home (23.7%).
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 | Ellsworth | Camden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
8,657Highest |
3,682 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
52.4±10.1Highest 17% above ME |
| Camden 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% |
18.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±7.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Camden 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% |
22.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.6%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
58%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth 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±$16kHighest 16% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
$78,788±$11k 5% above ME |
| Rockport and Camden 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 |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$498,800±$78kHighest 68% above ME |
| Camden and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,149±$924 about the ME average |
| Rockport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764 90% above ME |
$3,262Lowest 7% above ME |
$5,804Highest 91% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.8%±18.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
69.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 min 3% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.7%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Camden 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 | #63 of 133 in ME | #11 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Ellsworth Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Ellsworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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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.