Compare towns
Avon vs Union vs Westfield
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 renters (21.3% rent).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Westfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Union | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
2,663Highest |
389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-17.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
47.5±5Highest 6% above ME |
| Westfield 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% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest 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% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westfield 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±4Lowest 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$52,917±$17kLowest 29% below 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±$42k 52% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$134,400±$61kLowest 55% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$950±$175 17% below ME |
| Union and Westfield 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 |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,550 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±31.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Westfield and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school 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.