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Fairfield vs Norridgewock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfield has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Norridgewock has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Fairfield | Norridgewock |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,519Highest |
3,288Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.1±4Lowest 4% below ME |
50.3±11Highest 12% above ME |
| Norridgewock and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Norridgewock and Fairfield 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% |
21.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Fairfield and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,101±$11kHighest 14% below ME |
$61,579±$19kLowest 18% below ME |
| Fairfield and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,300±$28kHighest 45% below ME |
$151,900±$52kLowest 49% below ME |
| Fairfield and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,001±$101Lowest 12% below ME |
$1,063±$588Highest 7% below ME |
| Norridgewock and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,217Highest 27% below ME |
$1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±12.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock and Fairfield 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 | #47 of 133 in ME | #91 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 49/MSAD 49 · Maine Academy of Natural Sciences | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | Lawrence High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.