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Hancock vs Topsham
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 oldest population (median age 56.3).
Topsham has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Topsham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,518Lowest |
9,706Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
44.7±4Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham 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% |
24.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham 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±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
$91,028±$10kHighest 22% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
$360,800±$20kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
$1,355±$642Highest 19% above ME |
| Topsham 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 |
$4,259Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 133 in ME | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hancock Public Schools | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
| 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.