Compare towns
Cornish vs Hancock vs Ogunquit vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Hancock has the most renters (18.9% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Cornish | Hancock | Ogunquit | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,518Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
56.3±6.4 26% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
34.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$72,285±$5k 3% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$276,800±$51k 7% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,171±$65 about the ME average |
— | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #117 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Hancock Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.