Compare towns
Buckfield vs Prospect vs Leeds
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%).
Prospect has the oldest population (median age 45.2).
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Prospect | Leeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
923Lowest |
2,285 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
38.2±8.3 15% below ME |
| Prospect and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Buckfield 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% |
19.8%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41kLowest 4% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
| Leeds and Prospect 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 |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
$257,800±$27kHighest 13% below ME |
| Leeds and Buckfield 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 |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$940±$461 17% below ME |
| Prospect and Leeds 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 |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,565 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.1%±11.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Leeds 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| 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.