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Hope vs Kenduskeag
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%).
Kenduskeag has the most affordable homes ($178k 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 | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
1,333Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
43.9±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Hope and Kenduskeag 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% |
20%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Kenduskeag 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% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kenduskeag 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 |
$79,792±$14kLowest 7% above ME |
| Hope and Kenduskeag 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 |
$177,900±$37kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
$1,033±$287Lowest 9% below ME |
| Hope and Kenduskeag 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 |
$2,059Lowest 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Kenduskeag 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% |
15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Lowest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Kenduskeag 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.