Compare towns
Cushing vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Freedom has the most affordable 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 | Cushing | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,460Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Cushing and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Cushing and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376 36% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 13 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.