Compare towns
Freedom vs Milbridge 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 affordable homes ($191k median).
Milbridge has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Cambridge has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
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 | Milbridge | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
1,222Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
50.3±6.2Highest 12% above ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Milbridge and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Milbridge and Freedom 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% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cambridge and Milbridge 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 |
$60,536±$16kLowest 19% 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±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
$240,400±$31kHighest 19% below ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Milbridge and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $619±$186 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$2,022 33% below ME |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milbridge and Freedom 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% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
85.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.