Compare towns
Rockport vs South Berwick 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
South Berwick has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | South Berwick | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
7,670Highest |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
| Rockport and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| South Berwick 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% |
15.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Rockport and Readfield 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% |
41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and South Berwick 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 |
$99,572±$13kHighest 33% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
| South Berwick 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 |
$428,300±$26k 44% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rockport and South Berwick 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 |
$1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
| South Berwick 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 |
$4,956 63% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
53.5%±24.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick and Rockport 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and South Berwick 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 | #58 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Marshwood High School | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
13.0Highest |
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.