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Cambridge vs Cherryfield vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cambridge has the most expensive homes ($215k median).
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Freedom has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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 | Cambridge | Cherryfield | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
809Highest |
670 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cambridge and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,194±$39k 15% below ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
| Freedom and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
$195,800±$53k 34% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Cambridge and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $428±$107 62% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1% ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 65% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Cherryfield Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.