Compare towns
Hope vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hope has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Hope | Berwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Lowest |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Hope and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hope and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Berwick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,766±$6kLowest 16% above ME |
$94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$369,100±$19kLowest 24% above ME |
| Hope and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182Lowest 7% above ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,842Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Hope 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 | — | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hope Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None 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.