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Avon vs Willimantic 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).
Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% under 18).
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 | Willimantic | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359 |
200Lowest |
389Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -17.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
38.5±11.9Lowest 14% 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% |
36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest 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%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±16.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westfield and Willimantic 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% |
18.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic 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 |
$63,472±$52kHighest 15% below ME |
$52,917±$17kLowest 29% below ME |
| Willimantic 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±$42kHighest 52% below ME |
$131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME |
$134,400±$61k 55% below ME |
| Avon and Westfield 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 |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469 52% below ME |
$1,285Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,550Highest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Westfield 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% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±13.9 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±31.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Westfield and Willimantic 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.