Compare towns
Hope vs Willimantic
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).
Willimantic has the most affordable homes ($132k 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 | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
| Hope and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Willimantic and Hope 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% |
25.5%±16.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Willimantic 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% |
15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic 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±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$63,472±$52kLowest 15% below ME |
| Hope and Willimantic 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 |
$131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$182 7% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,285Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.2%Lowest 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 minLowest 19% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±13.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Willimantic 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.