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Place dossier plate
SheetME-BUCKSPORT-ME · Bucksport, ME 3,140 pop · income 33rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Bucksport
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Bucksport on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Denmark · lowest
33,100
Denmark · lowest
33,100 median HH income
19.1% of the leader · rank #1
Naselle · near
58,642
Naselle · near
58,642 median HH income
33.8% of the leader · rank #2
Stanton · near
58,643
Stanton · near
58,643 median HH income
33.8% of the leader · rank #3
Bucksport · this city
58,644
Bucksport · this city
58,644 median HH income
33.8% of the leader · rank #4
Johnson · near
58,646
Johnson · near
58,646 median HH income
33.8% of the leader · rank #5
Vandalia · near
58,649
Vandalia · near
58,649 median HH income
33.8% of the leader · rank #6
Hopkinton · highest
173,750
Hopkinton · highest
173,750 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Bucksport on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,140.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Bucksport - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Bucksport lands in the 33rd percentile for household income and the 81st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
33rd
percentile, household income
41st
percentile, home value
69th
percentile, median rent
81st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Bucksport, ME
Maine's Bucksport is a small town, with 3,140 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Bucksport report a median income of $58,644 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.2%. Home values in Bucksport run a median of $193,800, and the median resident age is 48.4 years. About 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 46.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Bucksport reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 595.4 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Maine tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Maine scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,448 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Maine's average monthly utility costs around $273 (state average). Workers in Bucksport report an average commute of 21.8 minutes, with 56.2% driving alone and 9.2% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 56.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Bucksport's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to reported crime to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Bucksport, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Bucksport?
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 22.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Bucksport?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 595.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 74% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for Bucksport?
Within Maine, the closest population matches are Norway (3,145 residents, $41,370 income); Calais (3,087 residents, $48,654 income); Pittsfield (3,078 residents, $57,292 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Beloit, KS (3,141 residents); Yerington, NV (3,139 residents); Denmark, SC (3,141 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the journey to work look like in Bucksport?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 56.2%. The reported mean trip to work is 21.8 minutes.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Bucksport?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$58,644
Home value
$193,800
Value / income
3.3×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Below median income · poverty 8.2% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Maine average
C-
City profile score · Bucksport, ME
51/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A-
60 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate D
8.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share D
22.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$58,644
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bucksport profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 81/100 (A-) · 60 /100k
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Poverty rate: 47/100 (D) · 8.2%
Bachelor's+ share: 41/100 (D) · 22.4%
Household income: 33/100 (F) · $58,644
Where Bucksport sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Bucksport's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Bucksport highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Bucksport, ME (this city): home $193,800, crime 595/100k
Beloit, KS : home $99,100, crime 1,106/100k
Denmark, SC : home $73,000, crime 3,542/100k
Port Aransas, TX : home $490,200, crime 5,386/100k
Hopkinton, MA : home $601,900, crime 327/100k
Knoxville, IL : home $139,900, crime 645/100k
Norway, ME : home $121,200, crime 1,923/100k
Calais, ME : home $111,800, crime 1,465/100k
Pittsfield, ME : home $151,100, crime 1,168/100k
Madawaska, ME : home $157,400, crime 440/100k
South Berwick, ME : home $340,800, crime 446/100k
How does Bucksport compare to other US cities?
Bucksport measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income33% higher than other cities
Home value41% pricier than other cities
Median rent69% pricier than other cities
Safety81% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Maine, Bucksport ranks #18 of 73 Maine cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Bucksport against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Maine only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Maine-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Bucksport near the bottom of Maine's cities
Among the 154 Maine cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Bucksport ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Bucksport only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#70 of 145
52nd percentile in Maine
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 154
0th percentile in Maine
Median Home Value
#84 of 151
44th percentile in Maine
Poverty Rate
#71 of 154
53rd percentile in Maine
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#99 of 154
36th percentile in Maine
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Maine only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
33rd percentile nationally for median household income · 81st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Bucksport's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Bucksport's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Bucksport's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$193,800Among the most affordablemore affordable than 59% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Bucksport's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,146 of 15,516
More affordable than 47% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#6,670 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.3×, Bucksport sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,146 of 15,516 and #6,670 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$58,644Bucksport, ME median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Bucksport, ME median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Bucksport, ME.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)46.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,140
Median Income
$58,644
Median Home Value
$193,800
Median Age
48.4
Poverty Rate
8.2%
Labor force participation
46.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
595.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
59.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
535.8
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
21.8 minutes
Drive Alone
56.2%
Carpool
34.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
9.2%
Based on 1,210 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Maine statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $273
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Maine at $273 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Maine statewide averages, not a meter reading for Bucksport. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Maine's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Bucksport is $1,448/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Maine statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 56.7 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Maine statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Bucksport sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Bucksport compares to similar-size Maine cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.