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Bingham vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Freedom has the most expensive homes ($191k 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 | Bingham | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 660Lowest |
670Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Lowest 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+ | 38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest 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 | $42,708±$22kLowest 43% 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 | $103,000±$26kLowest 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% 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 | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bingham and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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| 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.