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Avon vs Eustis vs Phillips

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 highest household income ($63k).
Eustis has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).

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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.

MeasureAvonEustisPhillips
People
Population
359Lowest
453
1,094Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.7%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-12.6%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
47.1±5.1Lowest
5% above ME
59.1±14Highest
32% above ME
49.7±3.7
11% above ME
Eustis and Phillips 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%
15.5%±13.4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
20.7%±5.1
ME: 18.1%
Avon and Phillips 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%
38.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
21.3%±2.1
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15.4%
ME: 36.2%
13%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
20.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±4.1
ME: 5.8%
1.8%±4.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.9%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
Phillips 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
$32,118±$11kLowest
57% below ME
$45,385±$12k
39% below ME
Avon and Phillips 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
$262,200±$51kHighest
12% below ME
$190,800±$18k
36% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$465±$30Lowest
59% below ME
$916±$547Highest
20% below ME
$483±$377
58% below ME
Eustis and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,469Lowest
52% below ME
$1,542
49% below ME
$2,582Highest
15% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
90%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
66%±37.8
ME: 48.4%
40.4%±33Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Avon and Eustis 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%
23%Highest
ME: 10.7%
17.7%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
78.7%
ME: 74.3%
61.8%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
83.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987Highest
10 yrs newer than ME
1975
2 yrs older than ME
1974Lowest
3 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
42 minHighest
71% above ME
12 minLowest
52% below ME
23 min
8% below ME
Work from home
9.2%±8.1Lowest
ME: 15.9%
12.5%±6.6
ME: 15.9%
16.8%±7Highest
ME: 15.9%
Phillips and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Eustis Public Schools RSU 58/MSAD 58
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.