Compare towns
Buckfield vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buckfield has the most kids (25.7% under 18).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
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 | Buckfield | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41kHighest 4% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Buckfield and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33 54% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baldwin and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 10 | — |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.