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Buxton vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buxton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Freedom has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
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 | Buxton | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,512Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9Highest about the ME average |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Buxton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266 42% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422Highest 13% above ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Buxton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buxton and Freedom 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 | #104 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.