Population
2,518
+3% since 2010
Typical home
$369K
+0.8% in a year
Household income
$72K
median
Jobs based here
557
A commuter town
What makes Hancock stand out The 3 things Hancock does most differently from other towns.
1900 · Steamboat Wharf · Library of Congress
Hancock’s story
260 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
Explore the history →
By the sea Hancock lives by the ocean Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
14% of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
98th percentile for coastal flood risk nationally
3 paid flood-insurance claims since 1982
3 storm & flood disasters paid out here
On the water
Kilkenny Cove Preserve Carters Beach Corridor How did your street fare in the last storm?
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Residents weigh in
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The data Ordered by what stands out in Hancock. Another town gets a different order.
Outdoors
13.9% of Hancock is conserved land 21 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves.
13.9% conserved
13.9%
conserved · 3,431 of 24,719 acres
21 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
#13
most conserved land in ME
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Spring Brook Wildlife Management Area 2 mi 344 2. Frenchman Bay Community Forest 1.8 mi 3,344 3. Ice Pond Preserve 1.7 mi 76
Housing
A typical Hancock home is worth about $369K The typical Hancock home is worth about $369,000, up 0.8% in a year, 11% below the Maine typical home.
$369K Zillow home value
Typical home value Hancock $369K
Maine $416K
+0.8%
value change, 1 year
Health
Healthier than 68% of U.S. towns Hancock tracks Maine closely on all 32 CDC measures.
B+ Health Grade
32 measures vs. Maine
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
6.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
73rd
percentile among ME towns
Schools
Hancock’s public schools outperform 10% of Maine districts The public schools Hancock’s kids attend trail 90% of Maine’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
D School Grade
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Hancock Most working residents leave Hancock for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Ellsworth (21%), Bar Harbor (21%) and Trenton (7%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
6% work in town
Where working residents work In Hancock 6%
Ellsworth 21%
Bar Harbor 21%
Trenton 7%
Bangor 6%
11 mi
median commute distance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
Low risk, with hurricanes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
31 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
31 Low risk Lower Higher Hurricanes Inland flooding Coastal flooding
3
paid flood claims since 1982
4
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Hancock has cold winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 13°.
78° summer high
Typical low → high °F Winter 16–33°
Spring 33–51°
Summer 56–76°
Fall 41–57°
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Get outside 21 miles of trails in Hancock 13.9% of the town is conserved land, across 12 parks and preserves.
1 Spring Brook Wildlife Management Area 2 mi of trails · 344 acres
2 Frenchman Bay Community Forest 1.8 mi of trails · 3,344 acres
3 Ice Pond Preserve 1.7 mi of trails · 76 acres
Hancock is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,466 at the 2020 census.
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Established 1766
Population 2,466
Area 39 sq mi
Elevation 95 ft
ZIP code 04640
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