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Buckfield vs Mapleton vs Hartford
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%).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Hartford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
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 | Mapleton | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
1,884 |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
42.2±6.5Highest 6% below ME |
| Hartford and Mapleton 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% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Hartford 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% |
18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.9%±0.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$87,115±$40k 17% above ME |
| Mapleton and Hartford 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 |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$189,200±$44kLowest 36% below ME |
| Buckfield and Mapleton 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 |
$610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
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| Mapleton and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860 6% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,024Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hartford and Mapleton 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
41 minHighest 68% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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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.