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Freeport vs Newburgh
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%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Freeport and Newburgh 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% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Newburgh 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% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Newburgh 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% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Newburgh 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 |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.