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Westfield vs Avon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Avon has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
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 | Westfield | Avon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 389Highest |
359Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -17.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.5±5Highest 6% above ME |
47.1±5.1Lowest 5% 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 | 8.7%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Westfield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Avon and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,917±$17kLowest 29% below ME |
$63,125±$32kHighest 16% below ME |
| Avon and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,400±$61kLowest 55% below ME |
$141,700±$42kHighest 52% 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 | $950±$175Highest 17% below ME |
$465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,550Highest 49% below ME |
$1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90%±100Highest 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 | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
42 minHighest 71% above ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±31.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Westfield and Avon 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.