What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bingham has the most affordable homes ($105k median).

Freedom has the highest household income ($65k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bingham	Freedom
People
Population	564Lowest	670Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6%	-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	55.6±7.8Highest 24% above ME	40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME
Kids under 18	14.7%±8.1Lowest ME: 18.1%	22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1%
	Freedom and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	33.2%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4%	22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.4%Highest ME: 36.2%	23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±3Highest ME: 5.8%	0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Bingham and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$34,688±$23kLowest 54% below ME	$64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME
	Freedom and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$104,500±$33kLowest 65% below ME	$190,600±$69kHighest 36% below ME
	Freedom and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$354±$264 69% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,036Lowest 66% below ME	$2,328Highest 23% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4%	21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Bingham and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	16.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	90.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 12% above ME	32 minHighest 29% above ME
Work from home	5.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9%	8.4%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9%
	Freedom and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.