It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Buxton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Buxton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Buxton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Buxton may be for you.
One downside of living in Buxton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.03 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Buxton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Buxton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.34% of adults in Buxton have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Buxton in 2022 was $46,067, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,268 for a family of four.
Buxton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Buxton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buxton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Buxton include English, Irish, French, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Buxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Portuguese.
