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Hampden vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Hancock has the oldest population (median age 56.3).
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 | Hampden | Hancock |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
2,518Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
| Hampden and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
| Hampden and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | #117 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | Hancock Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.