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Avon vs Temple vs Bridgewater
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 people working from home (9.2%).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Temple | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
824Highest |
484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
48.8±8Highest 9% above ME |
| Bridgewater 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% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±5.7Lowest 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% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bridgewater 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% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bridgewater and Temple 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 |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$65,417±$15kHighest 12% below ME |
| Bridgewater 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 |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
$154,900±$78k 48% below ME |
| Temple and Bridgewater 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 |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
$768±$116 33% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$1,417Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.9%±59.5Lowest 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Avon and Temple 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.