THE HANCOCK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Montane/Alpine Zone setting.
Hancock town has 38.5 square miles of land in Addison County. Its Census reference point is in Upper Montane/Alpine Zone, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hancock and Addison County
Hancock is associated with Addison County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hancock by land and water
The Census records 0.11 square miles of water within Hancock, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 4.9 percentage points lower than the 5.1% recorded for Addison County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hancock town has 1.9 times the land area of nearby Goshen town (20.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

