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Eliot vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($277k median).
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 | Eliot | Hancock |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
2,518Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
| Hancock and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hancock and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 133 in ME | #117 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Hancock Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.