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Freeport vs Nobleboro
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 people working from home (21.2%).
Nobleboro has the most affordable homes ($353k 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 | Nobleboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,906Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
48.4±1.8Lowest 8% above ME |
| Freeport and Nobleboro 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% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Nobleboro 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% |
27.9%±3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Nobleboro 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% |
37.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Nobleboro 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 |
$100,417±$14kLowest 34% above ME |
| Freeport and Nobleboro 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 |
$352,600±$45kLowest 19% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,099±$231Lowest 4% below ME |
| Freeport and Nobleboro 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 |
$3,049Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Nobleboro 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% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 4% below ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | Nobleboro Public Schools |
| 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 |
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.