Compare towns
Freedom vs Mapleton vs Somerville
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).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Somerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,884Highest |
837 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% 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%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville 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%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Somerville 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 |
$71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
| Mapleton and Somerville 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±$23k 35% below ME |
$218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
| Somerville and Mapleton 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 |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville 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% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest 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 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.