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Freedom vs Steuben 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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Steuben has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Cambridge has the most expensive homes ($215k median).
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 | Steuben | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
1,388Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7Highest 10% below ME |
40.1±8.5Highest 10% below ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Steuben 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% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben 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 |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
$63,194±$39kLowest 15% below ME |
| Steuben 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±$69k 36% below ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
$214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
| Cambridge and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $678±$319 40% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$2,029 33% below ME |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steuben 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% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Steuben and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 24 | — |
| 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.