Compare towns
Freedom vs Mapleton vs Cornish
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 homeowners (90.2%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Mapleton | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Mapleton 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Mapleton 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% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornish 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 |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
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| Mapleton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.