Compare towns
Buckfield vs Somerville vs Hebron
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%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Hebron has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Somerville | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
837Lowest |
1,105 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1 16% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
43.8±5.1Highest about the ME average |
| Hebron and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7 ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville 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% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±1.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hebron 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±$41k 4% above ME |
$71,250±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$92,550±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Hebron 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±$18k 23% below ME |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
$242,300±$26kHighest 18% below ME |
| Hebron 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 |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,505 17% below ME |
$2,323Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Somerville 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% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.9%±4 ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | RSU 12 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.