Compare towns
Newry vs Freeport vs Northfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newry has the most homeowners (89.7%).
Freeport has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Northfield has the most affordable homes ($199k 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 | Newry | Freeport | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 177Lowest |
8,802Highest |
263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 61.1±5 36% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
62.1±16.2Highest 39% above ME |
| Northfield and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±12.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±9.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Newry and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,000±$23kLowest 10% below ME |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$68,333±$52k 9% below ME |
| Freeport and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $307,700±$69k 4% above ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$198,600±$64kLowest 33% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$666Lowest about the ME average |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
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| Freeport and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,438 20% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$1,773Lowest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Freeport and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.8%±9.6 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and Newry 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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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.