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Ludlow vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Freedom has the most expensive 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 | Ludlow | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 444Lowest |
670Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.1±5.8Highest about the ME average |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Ludlow and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ludlow and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
$64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
| Freedom and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$190,600±$69kHighest 36% below ME |
| Freedom and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$111 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.8%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ludlow and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.