Buxton, ME
Tracking 3,821 properties across Buxton, Maine — a community where the median home dates to 1981. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Buxton, MEInc. 1772
Buxton is a large, rural-suburban town along the Saco River, with a dispersed population across several small villages. The town has grown as a bedroom community for the Portland and Biddeford-Saco employment areas.
For property professionals, Buxton is a moderate, affordable market with river flood exposure and a rural-suburban housing mix.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
67 properties (2%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
3,821 properties · Median year built 1981 · Avg 701 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from York County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 95% of Buxton properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Buxton
York County · Maine
Buxton covers 40.5 square miles in York County, Maine. The median assessed property value is $192K.
Single-family homes account for 2,765 of Buxton's 3,821 properties. There are 34 commercial properties. About 54% of properties are owner-occupied, and 4% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $139K and $244K, with the highest assessed property at $30.6M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems. Electric service is provided by CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO. 181 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Buxton its character.
What Buxton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Buxton's fire protection grade distribution (143 Grade C, 1,903 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Buxton's 9 property types, spanning construction from 1800 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 2% of Buxton properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Buxton property intelligence.
3,821 Buxton properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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