Compare towns
Hope vs Weld
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 highest household income ($87k).
Weld has the oldest population (median age 64).
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 | Weld |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Weld 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% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hope and Weld 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 |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$268,600±$17kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182 7% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Weld 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% |
6.5%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 |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Weld 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.