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Rockport vs Scarborough vs Readfield
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 shortest commute (11 min average).
Scarborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
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 | Scarborough | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
23,215Highest |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% ME: +2.6% |
+17%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
48.8±2.7Highest 9% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Scarborough 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% |
16.6%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 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%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Scarborough 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% ME: 36.2% |
57.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Scarborough 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 |
$133,558±$21kHighest 79% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
$551,900±$39kHighest 86% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
| Scarborough and Rockport 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 |
$1,956±$178Highest 72% above ME |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
| Scarborough and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764 90% above ME |
$5,978Highest 97% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.9%±13.1 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Scarborough 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% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% ME: 74.3% |
77.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
19 min 21% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Scarborough and Readfield 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 | #35 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Scarborough Public Schools | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Scarborough High School | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.0Lowest |
11.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.