Compare towns
Hebron vs Windsor vs Buckfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has the highest household income ($93k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Buckfield has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Hebron | Windsor | Buckfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,105Lowest |
2,690Highest |
2,403 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1Highest about the ME average |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
| Hebron and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hebron and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windsor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,550±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$77,917±$41k 4% above ME |
| Hebron and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$26kHighest 18% below ME |
$228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
| Hebron and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,323 23% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,860Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
31 minLowest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Hebron 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 | — | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 12 | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.