Compare towns
Lamoine vs Freeport vs Owls Head
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Owls Head has the shortest commute (16 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 | Lamoine | Freeport | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782 |
8,802Highest |
1,482Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
52.6±6.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Owls Head and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Owls Head and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15k 18% above ME |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$87,325±$7kLowest 17% above ME |
| Freeport and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kLowest 10% above ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$413,300±$43k 39% above ME |
| Freeport and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Lowest 3% above ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,191±$386 5% above ME |
| Freeport and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,981 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lamoine 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 | — |
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | RSU 05 | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | 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.