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Freedom vs Phillips vs Knox
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 homeowners (90.2%).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Knox has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Phillips | Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,094Highest |
825 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
| Phillips and Knox 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% |
20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Phillips 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% |
21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Phillips 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% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Phillips 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 |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
| Freedom and Knox 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 |
$190,800±$18kHighest 36% below ME |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
| Phillips and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips 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% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.