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Buckfield vs Lee vs Sebago
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).
Lee has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Lee | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
925Lowest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Lee and Sebago 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% |
21.8%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Lee 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% |
24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Lee and Sebago 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% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Lee and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41k 4% above ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
| Sebago 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±$18k 23% below ME |
$174,500±$25kLowest 41% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
— | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Sebago 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% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9% ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
35 min 41% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago 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 30/MSAD 30 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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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.