Compare towns
Freedom vs Unity vs Wayne 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).
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Cambridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Wayne | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 670 |
1,858Highest |
1,101 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
38.7±1.1 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Cambridge 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% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$63,194±$39k 15% below ME |
| Wayne 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 |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$983±$554Highest 14% below ME |
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| Wayne and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Wayne 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
30 min 24% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.