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Unity vs Sebago vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Sebago has the most expensive homes ($298k median).
Freedom has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Sebago | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,858 |
2,073Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
40.7±3.9Highest 9% below ME |
40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
| Sebago and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
| Sebago and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,510 17% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.7% ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | Sebago Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.