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Buckfield vs Prospect 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 youngest population (median age 37.7).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
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 | Prospect | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
923Lowest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Prospect 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% |
25.2%±10.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Prospect 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% |
17.4%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect 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% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebago 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 |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Prospect and Sebago 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 |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,107±$61 about the ME average |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Prospect 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% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest 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 | — | Sebago Public Schools |
| 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.