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Rockport vs Kennebunk 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 kids (20.9% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Kennebunk | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
6,221Highest |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.7±3.7Lowest 9% above ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
49.6±6.6 11% above ME |
| Kennebunk and North Haven 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% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest 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%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
32.5%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Haven and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
55.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,979±$16kLowest 16% above ME |
$95,169±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
$87,500±$22k 17% above ME |
| Kennebunk and North Haven 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 |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$440,200±$46kLowest 48% above ME |
| Rockport and Kennebunk 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 |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
| Kennebunk 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 |
$4,771 57% above ME |
$3,824Lowest 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and North Haven 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% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%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 |
23 minHighest 8% below ME |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #8 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | — | — |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.