Compare towns
Eliot vs Hanover vs Ogunquit
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 renters (20.2% rent).
Hanover has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k 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 | Hanover | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
276Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
53.3±10.3 19% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hanover 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% |
15.9%±9.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±12.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Hanover and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$334,500±$36kLowest 13% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471 71% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,492Lowest 18% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% ME: 10.7% |
18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 9% below ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25%±19.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Hanover 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.