Compare towns
Exeter vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
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 | Exeter | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,093Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Exeter and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$190,600±$69kHighest 36% below ME |
| Freedom and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Freedom 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.