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Home inspectors in Hancock County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Hancock County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $441.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,276 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 84
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 home inspectors in Hancock County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.
At $17,276 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $441.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Hancock County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Hancock County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 home inspectors on map listings, Hancock County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hancock County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 84 | 77 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 16,588 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,276 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Hancock County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 71 | 6 | 0.7 | 108 | +4.8% | #52 of 415 |
| 2Cumberland County, ME | 59 | 10 | 0.8 | 98 | +4.5% | #128 of 415 |
| 3Penobscot County, ME | 48 | 7 | 1.1 | 60 | +3.8% | #213 of 415 |
| 4Kennebec County, ME | 35 | 7 | 1.3 | 50 | +3.5% | #324 of 415 |
| 5Androscoggin County, ME | 33 | 9 | 1.9 | 33 | +4.8% | #340 of 415 |
| Hancock County, ME | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | 84 | +3.0% |
Other business types in Hancock County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Hancock County, ME?
Hancock County has 2 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $441.8M a year, or $17,276 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Hancock County has 2 home inspectors on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hancock County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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