Compare towns
Freedom vs Kezar Falls vs Unity
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).
Kezar Falls has the most expensive homes ($234k median).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Kezar Falls | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
819 |
1,858Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Highest 10% below ME |
37.7±11.3 16% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Freedom and Kezar Falls 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% |
18.2%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Kezar Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Kezar Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$58,083±$22kLowest 22% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
| Freedom and Unity 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 |
$234,100±$25kHighest 21% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
| Kezar Falls and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,138±$58Highest about the ME average |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$1,764Lowest 42% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
84.6%±65.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
| Kezar Falls and Unity 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% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
39 minHighest 59% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
8.3%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | — | — | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.