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Buckfield vs Wayne 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 most kids (25.7% under 18).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Wayne | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Highest |
1,101Lowest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Sebago 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Sebago 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Wayne 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±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Wayne and Sebago 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 |
$983±$554 14% below ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860 6% below ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Wayne 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
30 minLowest 24% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | RSU 38 | Sebago Public Schools |
| 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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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.