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Hanover vs Arrowsic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Arrowsic has the highest household income ($99k).
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 | Hanover | Arrowsic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 276Lowest |
597Highest |
| Median age | 53.3±10.3Highest 19% above ME |
50.3±8.7Lowest 12% above ME |
| Hanover and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±9.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±12.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Arrowsic and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hanover and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME |
$99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,500±$36kLowest 13% above ME |
$584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,600±$412 40% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,492Lowest 18% below ME |
$3,521Highest 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 25%±19.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.6%±9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hanover and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.