Compare towns
Freedom vs Limestone vs Milo 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).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Marshfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Limestone | Milo | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 670 |
1,579 |
2,165Highest |
499Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
| Limestone and Milo 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% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest 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% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Limestone 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% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% 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±$69k 36% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$191,900±$42kHighest 35% below ME |
| Marshfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$879±$400Highest 23% below ME |
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| Milo and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
$2,342Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Milo 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% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — |
| High school in town | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.