Compare towns
Hope vs Cornish
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 people working from home (18.3%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% 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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Hope and Cornish 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% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hope and Cornish 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% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,400±$33k 26% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Hope and Cornish 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 |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Cornish 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% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Cornish 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.