Compare towns
Freeport vs Mapleton vs New Gloucester
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%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 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 | Mapleton | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,884Lowest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Freeport and Mapleton 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% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Freeport 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
| Freeport and New Gloucester 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 |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and New Gloucester 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 | — | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.