Compare towns
Bowdoin vs Limerick vs Hope
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the most renters (15.3% rent).
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
Hope has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Bowdoin | Limerick | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188 |
3,400Highest |
1,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10 about the ME average |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
| Hope and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hope and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bowdoin and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$86,766±$6kLowest 16% above ME |
| Limerick and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71k about the ME average |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
| Hope and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,219±$182Lowest 7% above ME |
| Limerick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375 11% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1991Lowest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Limerick 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | Hope Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.