Compare towns
Freedom 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).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Cambridge has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
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 | Wayne | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
1,101Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2% 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% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$63,194±$39kLowest 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 |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $983±$554 14% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% 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% |
25%±52.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wayne 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 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 |
30 minLowest 24% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 38 | — |
| 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.