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Rockport vs Sutton vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Sutton | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675Highest |
2,239Lowest |
2,651 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Lowest 24% above U.S. |
48.1±7.6Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Rockport and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.3%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rockport and Sutton 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 8% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$86,504±$8kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Sutton 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 41% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
$326,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667 15% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,125±$844Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764 85% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,392Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.3%±14.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Kearsarge Regional School District | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Kearsarge Regional High School | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
10.4Lowest |
11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.