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Greene vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Freedom has the most affordable homes ($191k 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 | Greene | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
40.1±2.7Highest 10% below ME |
| Freedom and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Greene and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Freedom 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.