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Hancock vs Phillips vs Eddington
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%).
Phillips has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Eddington has the highest household income ($75k).
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 | Phillips | Eddington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,518Highest |
1,094Lowest |
2,223 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
54.9±4.1 23% above ME |
| Hancock and Eddington 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% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Eddington 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% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Eddington 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% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips 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±$5k 3% below ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$75,350±$18kHighest about the ME average |
| Eddington 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 |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$268,000±$45k 10% below ME |
| Hancock and Eddington 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 |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,127±$49 about the ME average |
| Hancock and Eddington 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 |
$2,582 15% below ME |
$2,758Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
29.2%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Phillips 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% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 18% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±9.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Eddington 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 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 63/MSAD 63 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.