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Avon vs Hope vs Strong
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).
Hope has the most expensive homes ($373k median).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Hope | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,748Highest |
1,249 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Strong 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% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Avon 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% |
21.1%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Avon and Hope 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 |
$86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Hope 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 |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
| Hope and Strong 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 |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Hope 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Hope Public Schools | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.