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Buckfield vs Newfield
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%).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Newfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
1,580Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Newfield 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% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newfield 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±$41kHighest 4% above ME |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
| Buckfield and Newfield 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 |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33 54% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,402Lowest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newfield and Buckfield 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% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 10 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| 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.