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Freedom vs Wilton 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 affordable homes ($191k median).
Wilton has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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 | Wilton | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670 |
3,862Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
46.1±6.6Highest about the ME average |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Wilton and Freedom 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% |
22.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
27%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wilton and Freedom 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% |
31.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Wilton 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±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$63,396±$23k 15% below ME |
$63,194±$39kLowest 15% below ME |
| Freedom and Wilton 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 |
$202,000±$30k 32% below ME |
$214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
| Cambridge and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $446±$274 61% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$2,344Highest 23% below ME |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
52.5%±31.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wilton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older 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% |
13.1%±7.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wilton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #121 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 09 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 3 photos → |
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.