Compare towns
Turner vs Corinth vs Buckfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Buckfield has the most kids (25.7% 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 | Turner | Corinth | Buckfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,891Highest |
2,990 |
2,403Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
42.7±6 5% below ME |
37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
| Turner and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$77,917±$41k 4% above ME |
| Turner and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$227,700±$18k 23% below ME |
| Turner and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490 49% below ME |
$883±$157Highest 22% below ME |
$521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
| Corinth and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294 24% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,860Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #33 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | Central High School | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
14.3Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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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.