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Freedom vs Newburgh vs Albion
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).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Albion has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Newburgh | Albion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,475 |
2,204Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
| Albion and Newburgh 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% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Newburgh 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% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Albion 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$62,361±$23kLowest 17% below ME |
| Newburgh and Freedom 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 |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$230,900±$31k 22% below ME |
| Newburgh and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$219 17% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,987Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Albion and Newburgh 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% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
34 minHighest 36% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| 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.