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Avon vs New Vineyard 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 affordable homes ($142k median).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | New Vineyard | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
607 |
824Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and New Vineyard 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% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard 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% ME: 36.2% |
20%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Temple 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 |
$61,806±$19k 17% below ME |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
| Avon and New Vineyard 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 |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
| Temple and New Vineyard 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 |
$925±$490 19% below ME |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
| Temple and New Vineyard 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 |
$2,136 30% below ME |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7% ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
34 minLowest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard 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.