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Lake Arrowhead vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lake Arrowhead has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Lake Arrowhead | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,322Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
40.1±2.7Highest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,300±$19kHighest 10% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,288±$327 101% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freedom and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 57% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Freedom and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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.