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Freedom vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
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 | Freedom | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,170Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
| Baldwin and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freedom and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.