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Buxton vs Palmyra
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%).
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% under 18).
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 | Palmyra |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,512Highest |
2,209Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9Highest about the ME average |
37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
| Buxton and Palmyra 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% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Buxton and Palmyra 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% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Buxton and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
$154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
$733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422Highest 13% above ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra and Buxton 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% |
9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buxton and Palmyra 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.