Hancock is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Hancock, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Hancock have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Working from home: 5 of every 100 workers in Hancock
Owners make up 81 in 100 households (ME: 74). Hancock has about 2,593 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across ME, 22 in 100 people are 65 or older; here, 30. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Hancock changed by +3%.
Median age 56.3 (ME 44.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points.
Counted by household. Plus 21.8% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 29 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Hancock says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 6 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Hancock
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Hancock’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Hancock or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Hancock in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.