Compare towns
Cumberland vs Freeport vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
Freeport has the most renters (22.4% rent).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Cumberland | Freeport | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,647 |
8,802Highest |
4,610Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
| Freeport and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
59.6% ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
$395,800±$42kLowest 33% above ME |
| Cumberland and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Cumberland and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$5,042 66% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Cumberland 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 | #25 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 05 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Greely High School | Freeport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.