What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cumberland Center has the highest household income ($170k).

Hope has the most affordable homes ($373k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Cumberland Center	Hope
People
Population	2,790Highest	1,748Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	37.9±7.8Lowest 15% below ME	44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average
	Hope and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	30.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1%	23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Cumberland Center and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	11%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4%	21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	75.2%Highest ME: 36.2%	47.4%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8%	2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Cumberland Center and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$170,125±$33kHighest 128% above ME	$86,766±$6kLowest 16% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$539,500±$74kHighest 82% above ME	$373,400±$33kLowest 26% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,219±$182 7% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,535Highest 115% above ME	$3,842Lowest 27% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4%
	Hope and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.6%Highest ME: 10.7%	5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	99.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	92.9%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME	1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 4% below ME	20 minLowest 19% below ME
Work from home	33.6%±13.7Highest ME: 15.9%	18.3%±10.2Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Cumberland Center and Hope 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
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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.