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Standish vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has the most people working from home (13.6%).
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 | Standish | Hancock |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
2,518Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
| Standish and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,171±$65Highest about the ME average |
| Hancock and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Highest about the ME average |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 133 in ME | #117 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Hancock Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| 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.