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Rockport vs Kennebunkport
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).
Kennebunkport has the most people working from home (31.6%).
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 | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
3,684Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Lowest 9% above ME |
59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Kennebunkport 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 |
$102,747±$30kHighest 37% above ME |
| Kennebunkport 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±$50kLowest 58% above ME |
$740,500±$109kHighest 150% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunkport 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 |
$3,914Lowest 29% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Kennebunkport 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% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunkport 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 | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.