Compare towns
Belgrade vs Hope vs Ogunquit vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Hope has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Readfield has the most renters (10.1% rent).
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 | Belgrade | Hope | Ogunquit | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,351Highest |
1,748 |
1,379Lowest |
2,651 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+10.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1% ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$86,766±$6k 16% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$373,400±$33k 26% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
— | $1,125±$844 about the ME average |
| Hope and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,842 27% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,392 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% ME: 74.3% |
92.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 133 in ME | — | — | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | Hope Public Schools | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.