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Rockland, ME is a vibrant coastal city known for its stunning harbor, quaint downtown shopping district, and beautiful Maine scenery. It’s well-known among locals and tourists alike as “the Lobster Capital of the World” due to its history as a major center for lobster fishing. With plenty of activities for outdoors enthusiasts like kayaking, sailing and hiking at Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, Rockland is a popular destination in Mid-Coast Maine. The historic downtown offers unique boutiques and galleries, while the Farnsworth Art Museum features works from renowned artists like Marsden Hartley and Andrew Wyeth. All in all, Rockland is an ideal spot to explore the natural beauty of Maine while also taking advantage of its rich cultural offerings. Reviewers have found this area to be an enjoyable place to visit with plenty of things to do in the city itself as well as nearby areas. Visitors have commented on the great seafood restaurants, diverse outdoor activities available throughout the year, and friendly locals who make it feel like home.
based on 8 ReviewsGet to know Rockland with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Rockland
expensive but our primary values are here - 12/26/2013
we are paying our property taxes on a monthly basis now...at $287 per month it is like a mortgage! we have been here 5 years and these taxes have gradually increased $700 per annum! we are assessed at $175,000. the cost of educating children here is out of sync with the rest of maine by $2000-$2500 more per year per student with outdated school buildings, reduced number of students, and an out-of-touch school board.
i would like to talk to the 70 year old couple in bangor maine (AARP REPORT) about how their groceries are $200 per month! the two of us average $1500 per month for shopping at hannaford. bangor couple must be starving! even mediocre restaurants are expensive, at $40 per meal per two people here in rockland.
however, the sea is two blocks away and the air is wonderful to breathe. hannaford is 2 blocks away and is like going to a boutique food shop. health care is good and mostly covered by medicare and disability. we are the county seat so all needs
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expensive but our primary values are here - 12/26/2013
we are paying our property taxes on a monthly basis now...at $287 per month it is like a mortgage! we have been here 5 years and these taxes have gradually increased $700 per annum! we are assessed at $175,000. the cost of educating children here is out of sync with the rest of maine by $2000-$2500 more per year per student with outdated school buildings, reduced number of students, and an out-of-touch school board.
i would like to talk to the 70 year old couple in bangor maine (AARP REPORT) about how their groceries are $200 per month! the two of us average $1500 per month for shopping at hannaford. bangor couple must be starving! even mediocre restaurants are expensive, at $40 per meal per two people here in rockland.
however, the sea is two blocks away and the air is wonderful to breathe. hannaford is 2 blocks away and is like going to a boutique food shop. health care is good and mostly covered by medicare and disability. we are the county seat so all needs
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Beautiful views but weather not the greatest - 5/21/2009
Rockland is a great town from July through mid October. Lots to see and do, culturally and environmentally but "cooler along the coast" is so true. Naturally air-conditioned. A seabreeze kicks in most afternoons with many evenings requiring a sweater. June can be beautiful or just fogged in most of the month. So much of the year is spent preparing for winter and cleaning up after winter. Winter snows are often mixed with freezing rain or ice. Keeps snow accumulations down but very unpleasant and not as easy to clean up as all
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Wholesome place - 5/6/2007
Eventhough Rockland serves as a service center for many outlying towns and has a walmart and a home depot, it feels relatively untouched by the homogenization occurring throughout the rest of the united
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Very poor economy here... - 9/27/2006
...in Rockland. It's difficult to do business in town where so many people are poor. There are not many white-collar jobs in the area, so most of the jobs here are service-related. Banks, Wal-Mart, and fast food joints would be the general places of employment. Lots of fishing and lobstering here, which doesn't exactly rake in the
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Not much in the way of public transportation.... - 9/27/2006
...at least not locally. We finally got a taxi company recently, but there are no local buses for around town -- you really need a vehicle. There is a Trailways station on the waterfront, though and we just got a train coming up here. Things in the transportation department are improving, but still not there yet as of Fall
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A little on the expensive side... - 9/27/2006
...in Rockland. Gas prices here were about 20 cents higher than my ex was reporting in Florida. Food seems more pricey here than in Massachusetts. I think it's because the trucks have to come so far -- Maine being way off in the upper right corner of the US and
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If you like the cold... - 9/27/2006
...then Rockland may be the place for you! It is freezing and snowy in the winter time. VERY nice in summer and fall, but the summer season lasts only about two and a half
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