Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Canton vs Hope
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Canton has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
Hope has the most expensive homes ($373k 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 | Mount Vernon | Canton | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716 |
1,191Lowest |
1,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
44.6±3.1 about the ME average |
| Mount Vernon and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest 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+ | 26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Canton and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,395±$6k about the ME average |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168 22% below ME |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
| Hope and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 7% below ME |
$2,277Lowest 25% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 38 | — | Hope Public Schools |
| 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.