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Avon vs Danforth 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).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k 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 | Danforth | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
666Highest |
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 |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
47.5±5 6% above ME |
| Danforth 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% |
13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Danforth 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% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0%±4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Avon and Danforth 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 |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$52,917±$17k 29% below ME |
| Avon and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$42kHighest 52% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$134,400±$61k 55% below ME |
| Avon and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$629±$29 45% below ME |
$950±$175Highest 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,550Highest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest 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.