Compare towns
Buckfield vs Unity vs Limerick 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).
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Limerick has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Hebron has the oldest population (median age 43.8).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Unity | Limerick | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,403 |
1,858 |
3,400Highest |
1,105Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1 16% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
43.8±5.1Highest about the ME average |
| Hebron and Limerick 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% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 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%±2.7 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±1.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hebron and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41k 4% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$92,550±$19k 24% above ME |
| Limerick and Hebron 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 |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$242,300±$26k 18% below ME |
| Limerick and Hebron 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 |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$2,323Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
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| Unity and Limerick 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
9.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity 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 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.