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Buxton vs Raymond vs Dayton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buxton has the most renters (19.7% rent).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Dayton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Raymond | Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,512Highest |
4,610 |
2,313Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9 about the ME average |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
42.1±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
| Raymond and Buxton 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% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dayton and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond 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% ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dayton and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21k 34% above ME |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
$113,750±$24kHighest 52% above ME |
| Dayton and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,800±$21kLowest 20% above ME |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
$398,200±$34kHighest 34% above ME |
| Dayton and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,215±$867 7% above ME |
| Buxton and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422 13% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
$3,872Highest 28% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Raymond and Dayton 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% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #104 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 14 | Dayton Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | None yet | 4 photos → |
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.