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Freedom vs Ludlow vs Knox
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 expensive homes ($191k median).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Knox has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Ludlow | Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
444Lowest |
825Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
46.1±5.8Highest about the ME average |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
| Ludlow and Knox 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% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow 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% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Knox 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% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Ludlow 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 |
$62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
$64,821±$9k 13% 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±$69kHighest 36% below ME |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$159,600±$26k 46% below ME |
| Freedom and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow 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% |
15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Knox and Ludlow 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.