Compare towns
Hope vs Orient
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 kids (23.3% under 18).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
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 | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Orient 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% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hope and Orient 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 |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,400±$33kLowest 26% above ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Orient and Hope 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,842 27% above ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient 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% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 19% below ME |
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| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.