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Pembroke vs Frankfort
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most affordable homes ($143k median).
Frankfort has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Pembroke | Frankfort |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 801Lowest |
1,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
50.2±5.8Highest 12% above ME |
| Frankfort and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pembroke and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.5%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,132±$8kLowest 20% below ME |
$80,000±$26kHighest 7% above ME |
| Frankfort and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $142,800±$25kLowest 52% below ME |
$211,300±$60kHighest 29% below ME |
| Frankfort and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$333Highest 23% below ME |
$850±$299Lowest 25% below ME |
| Pembroke and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,966Highest 35% below ME |
$1,926Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±45Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pembroke and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
32 minLowest 31% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Frankfort and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Pembroke Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.