Compare towns
Albion vs Solon vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albion has the most people working from home (15.7%).
Solon has the highest household income ($69k).
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.1%).
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 | Albion | Solon | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,204Highest |
963 |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
45.9±5.4 about the ME average |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Albion and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Albion and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4% ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Albion and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,361±$23kLowest 17% below ME |
$69,205±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
$64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
| Solon and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $230,900±$31kHighest 22% below ME |
$183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
$190,600±$69k 36% below ME |
| Albion and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $915±$100 20% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,987 35% below ME |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Albion and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 36% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 49/MSAD 49 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | — |
| 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.