Compare towns
Freeport vs Brownfield
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%).
Brownfield has the most affordable homes ($288k 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 | Freeport | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,830Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Freeport and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$287,500±$36kLowest 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Lowest 26% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,976Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| 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.