Compare towns
Hanover vs Sebago vs Roque Bluffs
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 people working from home (25%).
Sebago has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
Roque Bluffs has the shortest commute (17 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 | Hanover | Sebago | Roque Bluffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 276Lowest |
2,073Highest |
369 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.3±10.3Highest 19% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
51.1±13.4 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% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Roque Bluffs and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±12.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest 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% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hanover and Sebago 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 |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$89,375±$34kHighest 20% above ME |
| Roque Bluffs and Sebago 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 |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
$290,300±$59kLowest about the ME average |
| Hanover and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$950±$515Lowest 17% below ME |
| Sebago and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,492 18% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$1,859Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Roque Bluffs and Sebago 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% |
13.7% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
17 minLowest 32% below ME |
| Work from home | 25%±19.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hanover and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sebago Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.