Compare towns
Buckfield vs Lake Arrowhead
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%).
Lake Arrowhead has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,403Lowest |
3,322Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Highest 16% below ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Buckfield and Lake Arrowhead 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% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead 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±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
$267,300±$19kHighest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55 ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Lake Arrowhead 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 Our Story | 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.