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Winthrop vs Buxton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Buxton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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 | Winthrop | Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,191Lowest |
8,512Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
45.5±3.9Highest about the ME average |
| Buxton and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.2%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Buxton and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
$100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Buxton and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$3,422Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
34 minLowest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #12 of 133 in ME | #104 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.