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Avon vs Willimantic vs Ripley
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).
Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% under 18).
Ripley has the highest household income ($65k).
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 | Willimantic | Ripley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359 |
200Lowest |
436Highest |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
47.7±5.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Ripley 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% |
36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Willimantic 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% |
25.5%±16.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Willimantic 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% |
15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±6 ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic and Ripley 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 |
$63,472±$52k 15% below ME |
$64,821±$13kHighest 13% below ME |
| Ripley and Willimantic 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 |
$131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME |
$144,300±$33kHighest 51% below ME |
| Ripley 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 |
— | $1,091±$281Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469Highest 52% below ME |
$1,285 58% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 11.5%±73.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Ripley 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% |
32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Willimantic 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.