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Rockport, Massachusetts, in Essex county, is 21 miles NE of Lynn, Massachusetts (center to center) and 30 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is part of the Boston metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 7,767 people people live in Rockport.
In Rockport, about 55% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Rockport, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in the town. Its large mature (over 65) population grounds Rockport nicely.
In 2000, Rockport had a median family income of $69,263. It turns out that people in Rockport tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads. It turns out that the town is home to a lot of successful single people.
In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($8,950) in Rockport than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.
Residents of Rockport enjoy its low crime rate.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Rockport, about 64% are lived in by their owners, not renters. It's not uncommon for visitors to rent vacation houses in the town. The average year in which most residences in Rockport were built is earlier than in most places. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the town. The average property tax bill in Rockport is higher than that of most other communities in Massachusetts.
In Rockport, 82% of commuters drive to work. In the town, people like to walk or ride bicycles. One alternative to driving in Rockport is the public transportation system.
Rockport strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Massachusetts):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Rockport to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Massachusetts (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Women | |  |
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| Well-Paid Single Men | |  |
| Male Share of the Population |  | |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
| Racial Diversity | |  |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married |  | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
| People Above Poverty | |  |
| Median Family Income | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | |  |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Working at Home | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Short Commute Times | |  |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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Turk's Head Inn c1906.
The Harbor c1906
Father Neptune c1905.
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