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Freeport vs Chapman vs Pownal
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).
Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
Pownal has the most people working from home (23.9%).
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 | Chapman | Pownal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
388Lowest |
1,696 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
47.2±8.4 5% above ME |
| Freeport and Pownal 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% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman 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% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Freeport 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 |
$93,125±$17kLowest 25% above ME |
$104,333±$14k 40% above ME |
| Freeport and Pownal 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 |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$436,800±$32k 47% above ME |
| Freeport and Pownal 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 |
— | $981±$636Lowest 14% below ME |
| Freeport and Pownal 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 |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$5,212Highest 72% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pownal 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.9%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Pownal 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | — | RSU 05 |
| 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 | 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.