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Augusta vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Freedom has the most homeowners (90.2%).
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 | Augusta | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Highest 5% below ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Augusta and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kHighest 32% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Augusta and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Highest 19% below ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Augusta and Freedom 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — |
| High school in town | Cony | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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| 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.