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Winthrop vs Freeport vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Durham has the most homeowners (95.4%).
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 | Winthrop | Freeport | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,191 |
8,802Highest |
4,262Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
| Freeport and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$99,181±$5k 33% above ME |
| Freeport and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$322,200±$34k 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,781 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Freeport 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 05 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | Freeport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.