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Avon vs Hope vs Weld
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).
Weld has the oldest population (median age 64).
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 | Weld |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,748Highest |
459 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Lowest 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% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest 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 |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% 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 |
$268,600±$17k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.9% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Hope Public Schools | — |
| 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.