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Freedom vs Palmyra vs Marshfield
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 highest household income ($65k).
Palmyra has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
Marshfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Palmyra | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
2,209Highest |
499Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
40.9±7.8Highest 9% below ME |
| Marshfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Palmyra and Marshfield 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% |
16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Marshfield 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% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Palmyra and Marshfield 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 |
$60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
| Freedom and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$69k 36% below ME |
$154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
$191,900±$42kHighest 35% below ME |
| Marshfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $733±$119 36% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,342Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Palmyra 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% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield and Freedom 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.