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Buckfield vs Stetson
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%).
Stetson has the oldest population (median age 42.2).
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 | Stetson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
1,151Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
42.2±5.1Highest 6% below ME |
| Stetson 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% |
22.4%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Stetson 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% |
14.2%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Stetson and Buckfield 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% |
19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stetson 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 |
$76,023±$28kLowest about the ME average |
| Buckfield and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,700±$18kHighest 23% below ME |
$205,700±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Buckfield and Stetson 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 |
$800±$377Highest 30% below ME |
| Stetson and Buckfield 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 |
$1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson 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% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 10 | — |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — |
| 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.