Compare towns
Freedom vs Lewiston vs Marshfield
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 highest household income ($65k).
Lewiston has the most renters (48.8% rent).
Marshfield has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Lewiston | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
38,324Highest |
499Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
40.9±7.8Highest 9% below ME |
| Marshfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield and Freedom 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% |
18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Marshfield 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% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
| Freedom and Marshfield 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 |
$235,100±$8kHighest 21% below ME |
$191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
| Lewiston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $986±$44 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
$2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$2,342 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Lewiston 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% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 min 15% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #132 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — |
| High school in town | — | Lewiston High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.