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Freedom vs Knox 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).
Knox has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Cambridge has the most expensive homes ($215k 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 | Knox | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
825Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
41.1±7.9Highest 8% below ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Knox and Freedom 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% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest 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%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Cambridge 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% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Knox 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±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$63,194±$39kLowest 15% below ME |
| Freedom and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$69k 36% below ME |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
| Cambridge and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$47 21% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$1,610 47% below ME |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freedom and Knox 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% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Knox and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.