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Thorndike vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thorndike has the most people working from home (44.7%).
Freedom has the oldest population (median age 40.1).
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 | Thorndike | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,403Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
40.1±2.7Highest 10% below ME |
| Freedom and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Thorndike and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Thorndike and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Thorndike and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$88kHighest 31% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Thorndike and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $836±$317 27% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,537Highest 16% below ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36%±62.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Thorndike and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Mt View High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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| 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.