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Avon vs Brooks vs Weld
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 affordable homes ($142k median).
Brooks has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Weld has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
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 | Brooks | Weld |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,208Highest |
459 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks 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±$32kHighest 16% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$62,083±$11k 17% below ME |
| Avon and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Brooks 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.