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Avon vs Patten 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 highest household income ($63k).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Patten | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,154Highest |
824 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest 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% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
$56,087±$2k 25% below ME |
| Avon and Temple 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 |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
| Temple 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 |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Lowest 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4Lowest 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.