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Avon vs Windham vs Phillips
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).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
Phillips has the shortest commute (23 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 | Windham | Phillips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 359Lowest |
19,188Highest |
1,094 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
| Phillips and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Phillips 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Phillips 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% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Windham 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±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$190,800±$18k 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$483±$377 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,582 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Phillips 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.