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Hanover vs Wells 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%).
Wells has the most expensive homes ($485k median).
Roque Bluffs has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
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 | Wells | Roque Bluffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 276Lowest |
11,713Highest |
369 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +18% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.3±10.3 19% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
51.1±13.4Lowest 14% above ME |
| Wells and Hanover 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% |
18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Roque Bluffs and Wells 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%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±9.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Wells and Roque Bluffs 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% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hanover and Wells 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 |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$89,375±$34kHighest 20% above ME |
| Roque Bluffs and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,500±$36k 13% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$290,300±$59kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
$950±$515Lowest 17% below ME |
| Wells 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 |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
$1,859Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Roque Bluffs and Wells 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% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
17 minLowest 32% below ME |
| Work from home | 25%±19.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hanover and Wells 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 | — | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — |
| High school in town | — | Wells High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.