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New Gloucester vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | New Gloucester | Hancock |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
2,518Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,171±$65Highest about the ME average |
| Hancock and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Hancock 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #117 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Hancock Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.