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Rockport vs Ellsworth vs North Haven
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 most people working from home (17.1%).
Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 min average).
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 | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
8,657Highest |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
49.6±6.6Highest 11% above ME |
| North Haven 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% |
19.6%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and North Haven 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% |
32.5%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
55.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest 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±$16k 16% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
$87,500±$22kHighest 17% above ME |
| North Haven 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±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$440,200±$46k 48% above ME |
| Rockport and North Haven 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±$195 11% below ME |
$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
| Rockport and Ellsworth 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 |
$3,262Lowest 7% above ME |
$3,824 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9Lowest 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 min 54% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Rockport and North Haven 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 | — |
| 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.