Compare towns
Thomaston vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thomaston has the shortest commute (14 min average).
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 | Thomaston | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,769Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Thomaston and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
$64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
| Freedom and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,700±$10kHighest 8% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,262±$343 11% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,487Highest 48% above ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Thomaston and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Freedom and Thomaston 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 | #99 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 13 | — |
| 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.