Compare towns
Freeport vs Sebago vs Camden
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 highest household income ($107k).
Sebago has the most affordable homes ($298k median).
Camden has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Sebago | Camden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
2,073Lowest |
5,242 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
| Camden and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Freeport 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% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Camden 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% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Camden 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 |
$78,438±$15kLowest 5% above ME |
$82,344±$15k 10% above ME |
| Freeport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
$298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
$520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
| Camden and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
| Sebago and Freeport 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 |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
$5,832Highest 92% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
39.9%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Sebago 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% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Camden 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 | — | #11 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| 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.