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Hancock vs Ogunquit vs Levant vs Sorrento
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).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Sorrento has the youngest population (median age 33.8).
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 | Ogunquit | Levant | Sorrento |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,518 |
1,379 |
3,069Highest |
345Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56.3±6.4 26% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
33.8±23.7Lowest 25% below 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Sorrento 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±10 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% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±4.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Sorrento 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$83,438±$10k 12% above 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$298,800±$38k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,696±$433Highest 49% above ME |
| Sorrento and Levant 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$1,929 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
4.8%±91.7 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 18% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
9.4%±6.5 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.