Buxton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 8,510 people and two associated neighborhoods, Buxton is the 35th largest community in Maine.Unlike some towns, Buxton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Buxton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Buxton is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buxton who work in management occupations (10.42%), office and administrative support (10.29%), and sales jobs (6.97%). 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Buxton, the average commute to work is 33.76 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Buxton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.33% of adults in Buxton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Buxton in 2022 was $39,681, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,724 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, French Canadian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Buxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Thai.
