Compare towns
Casco vs Dedham vs Hope
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Hope has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
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 | Casco | Dedham | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,656Lowest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2% ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
46.5±2.2 4% above ME |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
| Casco and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
47.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$86,766±$6k 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
$356,400±$33k 20% above ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
| Hope and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,219±$182Lowest 7% above ME |
| Dedham and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Lowest about the ME average |
$3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$3,842 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Casco 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% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Dedham Public Schools | Hope Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.