Compare towns
Freedom vs Brooks 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.1%).
Brooks has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Albion has the most expensive homes ($231k 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 | Freedom | Brooks | Albion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,208 |
2,204Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
| Albion and Brooks 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% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Albion 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% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks 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±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$62,361±$23k 17% below ME |
| Freedom and Albion 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 |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$230,900±$31kHighest 22% below ME |
| Albion and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,987Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
34 minHighest 36% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.