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Rockport vs Weybridge 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Weybridge | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675Highest |
781Lowest |
2,651 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
0% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 25% above U.S. |
51.6±3Highest 33% above U.S. |
48.1±7.6Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Weybridge 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 U.S.: 22% |
19%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Weybridge 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rockport and Readfield 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. |
$118,083±$18kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$86,504±$8kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Weybridge 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. |
$419,900±$35k 26% above U.S. |
$326,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rockport and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667 15% below U.S. |
$1,227±$508Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,125±$844Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Weybridge 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. |
$6,117Highest 96% above U.S. |
$3,392Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.4%±30.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.3%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weybridge and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
18 min 32% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±4.5Lowest 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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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.