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Freedom vs Ogunquit vs Montville
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Montville has the most renters (17.6% rent).
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 | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,379Highest |
907 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45±6 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Montville 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% |
21.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Montville and Ogunquit 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$65,735±$9k 12% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Montville 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 |
$221,600±$27k 25% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $847±$18 26% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,588 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.1%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Freedom and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±5.4 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.