Compare towns
Hope vs Limerick vs Strong
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).
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
Strong has the most affordable homes ($184k 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 | Limerick | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,748 |
3,400Highest |
1,249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.1 about the ME average |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Strong 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% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Hope 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% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limerick 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 |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Limerick 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±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182 7% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
| Limerick 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 |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Hope 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% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong 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 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.