Compare towns
Freeport vs Bristol
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Bristol has the oldest population (median age 61).
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 | Freeport | Bristol |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
2,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
61±3.2Highest 36% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
42.8%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$100,750±$19kLowest 35% above ME |
| Freeport and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$406,400±$54kLowest 37% above ME |
| Freeport and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,051±$106Lowest 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,668Lowest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 4% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bristol and Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #16 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Bristol Public Schools |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.