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Rockport vs New Gloucester
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%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
5,766Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Rockport and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Rockport 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% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and New Gloucester 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 |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester 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 |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Rockport and New Gloucester 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 |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and New Gloucester 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Rockport and New Gloucester 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 | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | None in town |
| 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.