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Rockport vs Readfield vs Orrington
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%).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Orrington has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Readfield | Orrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
2,651Lowest |
3,853Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
49.5±3.3Highest 10% above ME |
| Orrington and Rockport 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% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.8Lowest 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% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Rockport and Orrington 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% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Orrington 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 |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$94,556±$10kHighest 27% above ME |
| Orrington 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 |
$326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
$309,000±$49kLowest 4% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,167±$135 about the ME average |
| Rockport and Orrington 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 |
$3,392 12% above ME |
$2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Readfield 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #41 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 38 | Orrington Public Schools |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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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.