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Freedom vs Kittery vs Cambridge
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).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Cambridge has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
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 | Kittery | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
10,473Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Cambridge 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% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery 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% ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Cambridge 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 |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$63,194±$39kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,716±$224 51% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery 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% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Kittery Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Robert W Traip Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.