Compare towns
Freedom vs Hope vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most renters (9.8% rent).
Hope has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
Marshfield has the shortest commute (13 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 | Freedom | Hope | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
1,748Highest |
499Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
| Hope and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Hope and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
$86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$62,500±$5kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,219±$182 7% above ME |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$2,342 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest 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 |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Marshfield 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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| 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.