Bridgton vs Freeport

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgton and Freeport: population, income, housing, and more.

Bridgton and Freeport are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bridgton has the higher population (1,666 vs 1,544 in Freeport). Bridgton has the higher median household income ($58,992 vs $48,352 in Freeport). Freeport has the higher median home value ($344,100 vs $239,200 in Bridgton).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgton	Freeport
Population	1,666	1,544
Median age	41.3 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,992	$48,352
Median home value	$239,200	$344,100
Median gross rent	$747	$1,426
Housing units	974	1,012
Homeownership rate	83.4%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	54.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	15.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgton	Freeport
Population	2,542 → 1,666 (-34.5%)	1,537 → 1,544 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$55,116 → $58,992 (+7.0%)	$71,394 → $48,352 (-32.3%)
Median home value	$154,000 → $239,200 (+55.3%)	$177,400 → $344,100 (+94.0%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $747 (-20.2%)	$991 → $1,426 (+43.9%)

Bridgton

Population

2,5421,666

Median household income

$55,116$58,992

Median home value

$154,000$239,200

Median gross rent

$936$747

Freeport

Population

1,5371,544

Median household income

$71,394$48,352

Median home value

$177,400$344,100

Median gross rent

$991$1,426

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgton	Freeport
Under 5	1.8%	10.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	8.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	7.3%	24.4%
45 to 54	17.7%	18.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	8.4%
65 to 74	16.6%	14.6%
75 and over	4.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgton	Freeport
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	81.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	16.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgton	Freeport
No high school diploma	2.9%	3.3%
High school graduate	23.5%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	43.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgton	Freeport
Drove alone	57.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	14.0%	9.6%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.3%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgton	Freeport
1-unit, detached	80.8%	27.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	40.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bridgton	Freeport
Poverty rate	31.6%	23.4%
Average household size	2.19	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	33	16
Median year structure built	1956	1975