Compare towns
Avon vs Exeter 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 most affordable homes ($142k median).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Exeter | Phillips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,093 |
1,094Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1Lowest 5% above ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
49.7±3.7 11% above ME |
| Exeter 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% |
9%±3.1Lowest 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% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Phillips 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% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Exeter 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 |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Exeter 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±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$190,800±$18kHighest 36% below ME |
| Phillips and Exeter 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 |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$483±$377 58% below ME |
| Exeter 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 |
$1,602 47% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Phillips 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
35 min 43% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| 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.