Compare towns
Hancock vs Cushing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Cushing |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,518Highest |
1,460Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above ME |
| Hancock and Cushing 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% |
17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing and Hancock 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% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Cushing and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
| Cushing and Hancock 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Hancock Public Schools | RSU 13 |
| 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.