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Avon vs Temple vs Weld
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).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Weld |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
824Highest |
459 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Lowest 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% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest 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 |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$62,083±$11k 17% below ME |
| Avon and Weld 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±$79k 29% below ME |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Weld and Temple 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld 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.