What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hanover has the most people working from home (25%).

Roque Bluffs has the highest household income ($89k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hanover	Roque Bluffs
People
Population	276Lowest	369Highest
Median age	53.3±10.3Highest 19% above ME	51.1±13.4Lowest 14% above ME
	Hanover and Roque Bluffs 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%	24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1%
	Roque Bluffs 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%	26.3%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4%
	Roque Bluffs 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%Highest ME: 36.2%	39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8%	1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Hanover and Roque Bluffs 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	$89,375±$34kHighest 20% above ME
	Roque Bluffs 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±$36kHighest 13% above ME	$290,300±$59kLowest about the ME average
	Hanover and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$950±$515 17% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,492Highest 18% below ME	$1,859Lowest 39% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	80%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Roque Bluffs and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	18.8%Highest ME: 10.7%	11.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%	96.4%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME	1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 9% below ME	17 minLowest 32% below ME
Work from home	25%±19.2Highest ME: 15.9%	13.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Hanover and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.