Compare towns
Hope vs Lowell
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).
Lowell has the most affordable homes ($210k 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 | Lowell |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
378Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
55.5±8.6Highest 24% above ME |
| Lowell 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% |
13.2%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hope and Lowell 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 |
$50,833±$31kLowest 32% below ME |
| Hope and Lowell 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 |
$209,700±$30kLowest 29% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182 7% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lowell 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% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1990Lowest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Lowell 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.