Compare towns
Avon vs Thorndike 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 affordable homes ($142k median).
Thorndike has the most people working from home (44.7%).
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 | Thorndike | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,403Highest |
484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
19.3±23.6Lowest 57% 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% |
49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Thorndike 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% |
11.7%±6Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bridgewater 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±$32kLowest 16% below ME |
$78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$65,417±$15k 12% below ME |
| Thorndike and Bridgewater 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 |
$205,600±$88kHighest 31% below ME |
$154,900±$78k 48% below ME |
| Thorndike 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 |
$836±$317Highest 27% below ME |
$768±$116 33% below ME |
| Thorndike and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$2,537Highest 16% below ME |
$1,417Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
36%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.9%±59.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
36 min 46% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt View High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.