Compare towns
Hope vs Castle Hill
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 expensive homes ($373k median).
Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k 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.
| Measure | Hope | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Hope 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% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Castle Hill 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% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME |
| Hope and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minHighest 19% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Castle Hill 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.