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Buckfield vs Newburgh vs Turner
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%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Turner has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Newburgh | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403 |
1,475Lowest |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Turner and Newburgh 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% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Newburgh 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% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Newburgh 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% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Newburgh 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 |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner 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 |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
| Turner and Newburgh 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 |
$950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
$584±$490 49% below ME |
| Newburgh and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 25% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 10 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.