Compare towns
Temple vs Waldo 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).
Waldo has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Waldo | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824 |
926Highest |
359Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
37.5±9.6 16% below ME |
47.1±5.1Highest 5% above ME |
| Avon and Waldo 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% |
20.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Avon and Temple 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% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±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 |
$71,458±$21kHighest 4% below ME |
$63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
| Waldo 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 |
$208,000±$41k 30% below ME |
$141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
| Temple and Waldo 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 |
$1,150±$691 about the ME average |
$465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
| Temple and Waldo 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 |
$1,623 47% below ME |
$1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3 ME: 48.4% |
90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Waldo 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% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
42 minHighest 71% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Waldo and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Waldo-Region 7 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.