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Cambridge vs Temple 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).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Freedom has the most people working from home (8.4%).
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 | Temple | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
824Highest |
670 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.7±1.1 14% below ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
40.1±2.7Highest 10% below ME |
| Freedom and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±8.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±8 ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Cambridge 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% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Temple and Cambridge 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 |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% 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 |
$210,200±$79k 29% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Cambridge and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,458±$565 28% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$2,328 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 65% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Freedom and Temple 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.