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Northfield vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northfield has the oldest population (median age 62.1).
Freedom has the most people working from home (8.4%).
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 | Northfield | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 263Lowest |
670Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.1±16.2Highest 39% above ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±9.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±4.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Northfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,333±$52kHighest 9% below ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Northfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,600±$64kHighest 33% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Northfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,773Lowest 42% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Freedom and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.