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Rockport vs Wells 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).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Wells | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675 |
11,713Highest |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Wells 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%±3.4Lowest 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% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wells 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest 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±$16k 16% above ME |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
| Wells 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±$50k 58% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% 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 |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
| 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 |
$3,392 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport and Wells 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% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Wells 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 | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Wells High School | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.4Lowest |
11.5 |
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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.