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Hancock vs Windham vs Lamoine
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 affordable homes ($277k median).
Windham has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
Lamoine has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Windham | Lamoine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,518 |
19,188Highest |
1,782Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
| Hancock and Lamoine 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% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Lamoine 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Lamoine 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% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Lamoine 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 |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$88,542±$15k 18% above ME |
| Windham and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$324,800±$43k 10% above ME |
| Windham and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,174±$158 3% above ME |
| Windham and Lamoine 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,303 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Windham 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lamoine and Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Hancock Public Schools | RSU 14 | Lamoine Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.