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Freedom vs Newburgh 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 people working from home (8.4%).
Newburgh has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Newburgh | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
1,475Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Newburgh 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% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Cambridge 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% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Newburgh 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% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Cambridge 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 |
$63,194±$39kLowest 15% 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 |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Newburgh and Cambridge 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 |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh 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% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freedom and Newburgh 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.