ME area data
Buckfield, ME
Buckfield, ME.
Population: 3,717 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $283,497
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +8.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +28.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +126.0%
- All-time peak (2026-05)
- $287,647
- House Price Index
- 486.3 (+4.0% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 3
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 27.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 45.0°F
- Average high
- 54.0°F
- Average low
- 35.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 52.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 83.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 38
- Days with Good air quality
- 288
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Frances Perkins National Monument (47 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Abbots Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Augusta State Airport (AUG) (29 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 8
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +529 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $2,923
- Mean commute to work
- 31 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 81.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 14,017
- Average weekly wage
- $968
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 250
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