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Freedom vs Kennebunk vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($296k 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 | Kennebunk | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
11,820Highest |
1,816 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.2Highest 56% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3 40% above U.S. |
54±8.3Lowest 39% above U.S. |
| Freedom and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Kennebunk and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 40.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Kennebunk and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,136±$14kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$107,804±$8kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$91,821±$2k 14% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,000±$43k 17% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$296,000±$69kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,425±$290Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,221±$227Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,478Lowest 12% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.6%±75Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.5%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.5%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk 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 | — | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Freedom School District | RSU 21 | Cornish School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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U.S. 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.