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Temple vs Prospect vs Avon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Prospect has the highest household income ($81k).
Avon has the most affordable homes ($142k 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 | Temple | Prospect | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824 |
923Highest |
359Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
47.1±5.1Highest 5% above ME |
| Avon and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7 ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Avon and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Temple and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
| Prospect and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
$196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
$141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
| Temple and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
$1,107±$61 about the ME average |
$465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
| Temple and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
33 minLowest 34% above ME |
42 minHighest 71% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±8.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Avon and Temple 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.