Compare towns
Lamoine vs Carmel vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Carmel has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Hancock has the oldest population (median age 56.3).
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 | Lamoine | Carmel | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782Lowest |
2,941Highest |
2,518 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
46.4±4.5Lowest 4% above ME |
56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
| Hancock and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Carmel and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Lamoine and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15kHighest 18% above ME |
$82,188±$22k 10% above ME |
$72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
| Lamoine and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kHighest 10% above ME |
$256,800±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
$276,800±$51k 7% below ME |
| Lamoine and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158 3% above ME |
$1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
$1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
| Carmel and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303 24% below ME |
$2,662Highest 12% below ME |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #77 of 133 in ME | #117 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Hancock Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.