Compare towns
Hope vs Liberty vs Ogunquit
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Liberty has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Liberty | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
969Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.1 about the ME average |
40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Liberty 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% |
21.8%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4% ME: 36.2% |
43.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit 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±$6k 16% above ME |
$71,146±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,400±$33k 26% above ME |
$229,600±$31kLowest 23% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
$559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,842 27% above ME |
$2,434Lowest 20% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
38.5%±42.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Liberty 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% |
14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
14.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Hope Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.