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Hancock vs Sullivan vs Tremont
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%).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Sullivan | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,518Highest |
1,246Lowest |
1,508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
47.1±15 5% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Hancock and Sullivan 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%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Sullivan 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% |
22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Sullivan 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% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Tremont 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 |
$59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,800±$51k 7% below ME |
$222,000±$33kLowest 25% below ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,171±$65 about the ME average |
$883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Hancock 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 |
$2,228 27% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6 ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Sullivan 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% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Sullivan 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 24 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Sumner Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.