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Buxton vs Woolwich
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%).
Woolwich has the most people working from home (11.9%).
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 | Buxton | Woolwich |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,512Highest |
3,158Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9Lowest about the ME average |
55.8±5.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buxton and Woolwich 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% |
33.9%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Buxton and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21kLowest 34% above ME |
$102,175±$26kHighest 37% above ME |
| Woolwich 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±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
$254,500±$59kLowest 14% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266 42% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422Highest 13% above ME |
$2,433Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich 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% |
13.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Woolwich and Buxton 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 | #92 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | None 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.