Compare towns
Cornish vs Hope
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Hope has the most people working from home (18.3%).
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 | Cornish | Hope |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
| Hope and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hope and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $373,400±$33k 26% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
| Hope and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Hope Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.