Compare towns
Freeport vs Mount Vernon
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%).
Mount Vernon has the most affordable homes ($264k 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 | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
| Freeport and Mount Vernon 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% |
20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon 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% |
26.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Mount Vernon 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% |
42.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Mount Vernon 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% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon 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 38 |
| 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 Our Story | 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.