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Ogunquit vs Hancock vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($277k median).
Hermon has the most kids (21.6% 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 | Ogunquit | Hancock | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
2,518 |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
56.3±6.4 26% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.1% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #117 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Hancock Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.6 |
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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.