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Hancock vs Windham vs Phippsburg
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Phippsburg has the shortest commute (21 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 | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,518 |
19,188Highest |
2,238Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
54.3±6.3 21% above ME |
| Hancock and Phippsburg 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% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Hancock 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham 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 |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$107,833±$19k 44% above ME |
| Windham and Phippsburg 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 |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
| Windham and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,171±$65 about the ME average |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Windham 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,034 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Phippsburg 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Phippsburg 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 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| 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.