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Bucksport vs Belgrade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bucksport has the most renters (25.7% rent).
Belgrade has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Bucksport | Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,016Highest |
3,351Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.2Lowest 5% below ME |
47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
| Belgrade and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bucksport and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,720±$21kLowest 13% below ME |
$88,338±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
| Belgrade and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,300±$32kLowest 15% below ME |
$312,200±$44kHighest 5% above ME |
| Belgrade and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$92Highest 23% below ME |
$857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
| Bucksport and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,021Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,859Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±17Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 25 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Bucksport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.