Compare towns
Freeport vs Canton
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 most expensive homes ($508k median).
Canton has the most affordable homes ($165k 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 | Canton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,191Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
| Freeport and Canton 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% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Freeport 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% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Canton 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 |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,277Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Freeport 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% |
8.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and Canton 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | — |
| 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.