Compare towns
Arundel vs Freeport vs North Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arundel has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Freeport has the most people working from home (21.2%).
North Berwick has the most homeowners (88.7%).
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 | Arundel | Freeport | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,418Lowest |
8,802Highest |
5,129 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4% ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,597±$17kLowest 36% above ME |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$101,875±$16k 36% above ME |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,300±$62kLowest 42% above ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$428,500±$33k 44% above ME |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
| Arundel and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,763 24% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,735Lowest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #7 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 05 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.