Compare towns
Rockport vs Naples vs South Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
South Eliot has the highest household income ($99k).
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 | Naples | South Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
3,985 |
4,203Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Lowest 9% above ME |
49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
55.5±8Highest 24% above ME |
| South Eliot and Naples 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% |
15.6%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Naples 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% |
23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.8%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| South Eliot and Rockport 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% |
37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Naples 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 |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$99,299±$9kHighest 33% above ME |
| South Eliot 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±$50k 58% above ME |
$340,100±$48kLowest 15% above ME |
$475,600±$52kHighest 60% above ME |
| South Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,941±$625 70% above ME |
$2,155±$292Highest 89% above ME |
| South Eliot and Naples 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 |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$4,442 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1 ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±29.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Eliot and Naples 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% |
9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
21 min 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Lake Region High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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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.