Compare towns
Freedom vs Limestone vs Unity 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).
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Cambridge has the most expensive homes ($215k median).
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 | Limestone | Unity | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 670 |
1,579 |
1,858Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
38.7±1.1 14% below ME |
| Limestone 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% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Limestone 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% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$63,194±$39k 15% below ME |
| Freedom and Cambridge 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±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
| Cambridge and Unity 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 |
$873±$73Highest 23% below ME |
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| Unity 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 |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,574 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Limestone 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 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.