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Freedom vs Weld 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).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Cambridge has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
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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 | Weld | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Highest |
459Lowest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Lowest 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% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2% ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cambridge and Weld 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 |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
$63,194±$39k 15% below ME |
| Freedom and Cambridge 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 |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Weld and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,574 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freedom and Weld 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% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld 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.