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Hancock vs Levant vs Ogunquit vs Sullivan

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 most renters (18.9% rent).
Levant has the youngest population (median age 39.7).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($222k 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.

MeasureHancockLevantOgunquitSullivan
People
Population
2,518
3,069Highest
1,379
1,246Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3%
ME: +2.6%
+3.1%
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-1.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
56.3±6.4
26% above ME
39.7±2.2Lowest
11% below ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
47.1±15
5% above ME
Ogunquit and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.9%±4.3
ME: 18.1%
19.8%±4.8Highest
ME: 18.1%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
18%±5.2
ME: 18.1%
Levant and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.2%±7
ME: 22.4%
18.1%±4.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
22.5%±2.9
ME: 22.4%
Ogunquit and Hancock 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%
21.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
26%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5%±1.1
ME: 5.8%
2.2%±2.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8
ME: 5.8%
5.1%±4Highest
ME: 5.8%
Sullivan and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$72,285±$5k
3% below ME
$86,071±$22k
15% above ME
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$59,643±$14kLowest
20% below ME
Ogunquit and Levant 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
$268,500±$27k
9% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$222,000±$33kLowest
25% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,171±$65
about the ME average
$1,370±$120Highest
20% above ME
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$883±$114Lowest
22% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,869Lowest
38% below ME
$2,580
15% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$2,228
27% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42%±15.5
ME: 48.4%
45.7%±14Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
34.9%±23.6
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%
ME: 10.7%
9%
ME: 10.7%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
13.6%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
81.4%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
85.2%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987
10 yrs newer than ME
1995Highest
18 yrs newer than ME
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
1981
4 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
18% above ME
31 minHighest
27% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
26 min
7% above ME
Work from home
5.1%±4.2Lowest
ME: 15.9%
6.9%±5.6
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
12.6%±7.9
ME: 15.9%
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 — RSU 24
High school in town None in town None in town — Sumner Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school — — —
10.5
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.