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Camden vs Surry vs Freeport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Surry has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Freeport has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Camden | Surry | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,242 |
1,836Lowest |
8,802Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
| Surry and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15k 10% above ME |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Freeport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
| Camden and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354 11% above ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
| Freeport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$5,042 66% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Camden and Freeport 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | — | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Surry Public Schools | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
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| 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.