Compare towns
Hope vs North Windham 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%).
North Windham has the most renters (19.9% rent).
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 | North Windham | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,748 |
5,417Highest |
1,716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.1 about the ME average |
42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
| Mount Vernon 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% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest 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%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham 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 |
$88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| North Windham 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 |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
| Hope and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182 7% above ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| North Windham 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 |
$3,546 17% above ME |
$2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and North Windham 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% |
6.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% 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 |
26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and North Windham 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 |
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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.