Compare towns
Hope vs Brunswick
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 most kids (23.3% under 18).
Brunswick has the most renters (33.7% rent).
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 | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$363,200±$18kLowest 22% above ME |
| Hope and Brunswick 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 |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick 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 |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
23 minHighest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Brunswick 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 | — | #30 of 133 in ME |
| 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.