Compare towns
Whitefield vs Freeport vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitefield has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Whitefield | Freeport | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,157 |
8,802Highest |
1,836Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.2 16% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Surry and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,875±$10kLowest about the ME average |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$24kLowest 18% below ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,366 22% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and Whitefield 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 | — | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 05 | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.