Compare towns
Buckfield vs Chapman
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 people working from home (15.6%).
Chapman has the shortest commute (23 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 | Buckfield | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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±$41kLowest 4% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,700±$18kHighest 23% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33 54% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| 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% |
94.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 25% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Chapman 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.