What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ripley has the shortest commute (32 min average).

Avon has the most people working from home (9.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Ripley	Avon
People
Population	436Highest	359Lowest
Median age	47.7±5.3Highest 6% above ME	47.1±5.1Lowest 5% 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	16.3%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1%	21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1%
	Avon and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4%	20.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4%
	Avon and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.4%Highest ME: 36.2%	15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±6Highest ME: 5.8%	2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Ripley and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$64,821±$13kHighest 13% below ME	$63,125±$32kLowest 16% below ME
	Ripley and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$144,300±$33kHighest 51% below ME	$141,700±$42kLowest 52% 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	$1,091±$281Highest 4% below ME	$465±$30Lowest 59% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,270Lowest 58% below ME	$1,469Highest 52% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	11.5%±73.7Lowest ME: 48.4%	90%±100Highest 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	11.9%Highest ME: 10.7%	10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81%Highest ME: 74.3%	78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 28% above ME	42 minHighest 71% above ME
Work from home	6.5%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9%	9.2%±8.1Highest ME: 15.9%
	Avon and Ripley 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.