Compare towns
Hancock vs Levant
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).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Levant |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,518Lowest |
3,069Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant 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% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hancock and Levant 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant 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±$51kHighest 7% below ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Hancock and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 18% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Levant and Hancock 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 | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hancock Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| 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.