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Avon vs Westfield vs Strong
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 highest household income ($63k).
Westfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Strong has the most expensive homes ($184k 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 | Westfield | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
389 |
1,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -17.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1Lowest 5% above ME |
47.5±5Highest 6% above ME |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Strong 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% |
27.2%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Westfield and Strong 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% |
18.4% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Avon and Strong 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 |
$52,917±$17k 29% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Avon and Westfield 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 |
$134,400±$61kLowest 55% below ME |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
| Strong and Avon 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 |
$950±$175Highest 17% below ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
| Westfield 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 |
$1,550 49% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Strong 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±31.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Westfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.