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Rockport vs Ellsworth 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).
Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
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 | Ellsworth | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
8,657Highest |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
| 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%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5Lowest 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%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest 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 |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
| Rockport and Readfield 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 |
$326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
| Rockport and Readfield 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 |
$3,392 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield 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 | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Ellsworth High School | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
12.7Highest |
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.