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Avon vs Patten vs Ripley
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 kids (21.7% under 18).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Ripley has the highest household income ($65k).
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 | Patten | Ripley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,154Highest |
436 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.1±5.1Lowest 5% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
47.7±5.3 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Ripley 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% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ripley 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±$32k 16% below ME |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
$64,821±$13kHighest 13% below ME |
| Ripley 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±$42k 52% below ME |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$144,300±$33kHighest 51% below ME |
| Ripley and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30 59% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,091±$281Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469Highest 52% below ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,270 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±73.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Patten 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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.