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Weld vs Freedom vs Northfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Freedom has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Northfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Weld | Freedom | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459 |
670Highest |
263Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
62.1±16.2 39% above ME |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±9.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
$64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
$68,333±$52kHighest 9% below ME |
| Northfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
$198,600±$64k 33% below ME |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$1,773 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Freedom and Weld 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% ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.