Compare towns
Hope vs Denmark vs Mount Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hope has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
Denmark has the oldest population (median age 54.4).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Denmark | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
1,054Lowest |
1,716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
| Denmark and Mount Vernon 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% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Mount Vernon 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% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Mount Vernon 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% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark 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±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182 7% above ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Denmark and Hope 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 |
$2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Hope Public Schools | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.