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Avon vs Strong vs Union
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).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
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 | Strong | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,249 |
2,663Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below 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% |
19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union 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% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Union 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% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Union 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 |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
| Union 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 |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
| Union 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 |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Union 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| 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.