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Friendship vs Norridgewock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Friendship has the most expensive homes ($275k median).
Norridgewock has the most affordable homes ($152k 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 | Friendship | Norridgewock |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,213Lowest |
3,288Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.5±6.9Highest 24% above ME |
50.3±11Lowest 12% above ME |
| Friendship and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Friendship and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 37.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
25%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Norridgewock and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,625±$22kHighest about the ME average |
$61,579±$19kLowest 18% below ME |
| Friendship and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$56kHighest 7% below ME |
$151,900±$52kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$53Highest 20% above ME |
$1,063±$588Lowest 7% below ME |
| Friendship and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,218Highest 27% below ME |
$1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±42.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 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 | 17.9%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock and Friendship 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 | — | #91 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.