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Freeport vs Camden vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the highest household income ($107k).
Camden has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
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 | Camden | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802 |
5,242Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+7.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Wells and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Camden 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% |
38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% ME: 36.2% |
62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$82,344±$15kLowest 10% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
| Freeport and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
$520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$485,300±$23kLowest 64% above ME |
| Camden and Freeport 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 |
$1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
| Freeport and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042 66% above ME |
$5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.9%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% ME: 74.3% |
73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | None in town | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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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.