About Buxton

Buxton is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 7,452 people and just one neighborhood, Buxton is the 55th largest community in Maine.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Buxton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Buxton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Buxton who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.99%), sales jobs (10.46%), and management occupations (6.72%).

Also of interest is that Buxton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Buxton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Buxton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Buxton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Buxton are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Buxton is a very car-oriented town. 98.56% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Buxton is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Buxton has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Buxton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Buxton Information and Demographics

The education level of Buxton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.27% of adults in Buxton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Buxton in 2000 was $20,179, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,716 for a family of four.

The people who call Buxton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Buxton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Buxton include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, Italian, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Buxton is English.