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Avon vs Baldwin vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Baldwin has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Westfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Avon | Baldwin | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,170Highest |
389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-17.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1Lowest 5% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
47.5±5 6% above ME |
| Baldwin and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$52,917±$17kLowest 29% below ME |
| Baldwin and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$42k 52% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$134,400±$61kLowest 55% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
— | $950±$175Highest 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,550 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±31.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Westfield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.