Compare towns
Freeport vs Vinalhaven
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 kids (19.4% under 18).
Vinalhaven has the oldest population (median age 65.1).
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 | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Vinalhaven 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 |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$428,400±$44kLowest 44% above ME |
| Freeport and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
| Freeport and Vinalhaven 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 |
$3,598Lowest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Vinalhaven 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 4% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and Vinalhaven 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 | — |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.