Compare towns
Freedom vs Ogunquit vs Marshfield 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 renters (9.8% rent).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Marshfield has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Marshfield | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 670 |
1,379Highest |
499Lowest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,500±$5kLowest 16% below ME |
$63,194±$39k 15% below ME |
| Ogunquit 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,342 23% below ME |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.