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Buckfield vs Sumner 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 kids (25.7% under 18).
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
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 | Sumner | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
845Lowest |
1,105 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
| Sumner and Hebron 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% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Hebron 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% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±1.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% 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 |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% 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±$33 54% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,323 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Sumner 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | RSU 10 | 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 Our Story | 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.