Compare towns
Freedom vs Baldwin vs Albion
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%).
Albion has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Albion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,170 |
2,204Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
| Albion and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Albion 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% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$62,361±$23kLowest 17% 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 |
$230,900±$31k 22% below ME |
| Baldwin and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,987Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Albion and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
34 minHighest 36% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.