Compare towns
Surry vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Freedom has the most affordable 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 | Surry | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,836Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Surry and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Surry and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$129 15% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 26% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Surry and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Surry Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.