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Buckfield vs Cornish vs Unity
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).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Cornish | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
1,803Lowest |
1,858 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1 16% below ME |
39±8.5Highest 13% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Cornish 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% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41kHighest 4% above ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
| Buckfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,700±$18k 23% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
| Cornish and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Unity 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% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 12.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.