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Avon vs Exeter vs Temple
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 renters (21.3% rent).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
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 | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,093Highest |
824 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
| Exeter and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Avon 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% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15% ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Temple 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 |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% 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 |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
| Temple 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±$386 13% below ME |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
| Temple and Exeter 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 |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
35 min 43% above ME |
34 minLowest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter 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.