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Seabrook Beach vs Wells vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Wells has the most kids (18% under 18).
Freedom has the most affordable homes ($389k 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 | Seabrook Beach | Wells | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001Lowest |
11,713Highest |
1,494 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+18%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62±3.8Highest 59% above U.S. |
53.6±3.8Lowest 38% above U.S. |
60.6±3.2 56% above U.S. |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.9%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Wells and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.1%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
31%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
40.3%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wells and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,571±$43kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$88,024±$11k 9% above U.S. |
$66,136±$14kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Seabrook Beach and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $920,900±$75kHighest 177% above U.S. |
$485,300±$23k 46% above U.S. |
$389,000±$43kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575Highest 22% above U.S. |
$1,350±$297Lowest 4% below U.S. |
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| Seabrook Beach and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
$3,478 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.6%±75 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom 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 | — | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | — | Wells High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.