Compare towns
Hancock vs Bath vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the oldest population (median age 56.3).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Hancock | Bath | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,518 |
8,815Highest |
1,628Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
| Hancock and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Franklin and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±7Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,285±$5kHighest 3% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
| Hancock and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,800±$51k 7% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$245,800±$59kLowest 17% below ME |
| Bath and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,171±$65Highest about the ME average |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
| Hancock and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,231 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
76.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Franklin 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 | #117 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Hancock Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.