Compare towns
Norridgewock vs Brownfield vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norridgewock has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Brownfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Starks has the highest household income ($64k).
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 | Norridgewock | Brownfield | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,288Highest |
1,830 |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±11Highest 12% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
| Norridgewock and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Norridgewock and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Norridgewock and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,579±$19k 18% below ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,900±$52k 49% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$588Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,063±$301Lowest 7% below ME |
| Brownfield and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,462 52% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±46.5 ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock and Brownfield 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 54/MSAD 54 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.