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Hancock vs Montville
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%).
Montville has the most people working from home (12.6%).
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 | Montville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,518Highest |
907Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
45±6Lowest about the ME average |
| Hancock and Montville 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% |
18.2%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Montville 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% |
21.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Montville 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±$5kHighest 3% below ME |
$65,735±$9kLowest 12% below ME |
| Hancock and Montville 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 |
$221,600±$27kLowest 25% below ME |
| Hancock and Montville 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 |
$847±$18Lowest 26% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
$2,588Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.1%±27.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Montville 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% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Montville 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 | — |
| School district | Hancock Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.