Compare towns
Rockport vs Wells vs North Haven
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 most kids (20.9% under 18).
Wells has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 min average).
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 | Wells | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
11,713Highest |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.7±3.7Lowest 9% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
49.6±6.6 11% above ME |
| Wells and North Haven 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%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
32.5%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Haven and Wells 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% |
43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
55.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport and Wells 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 |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
$87,500±$22k 17% above ME |
| Wells and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$440,200±$46kLowest 48% above ME |
| Wells 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 |
$1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
| Wells 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 |
$3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
$3,824 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 min 54% below ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wells 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Wells High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.