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Norridgewock vs Dixfield 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%).
Dixfield has the highest household income ($71k).
Starks has the youngest population (median age 46.7).
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 | Dixfield | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,288Highest |
2,300 |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±11Highest 12% above ME |
49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
| Norridgewock and Dixfield 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% |
16.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Dixfield and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Norridgewock and Dixfield 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% |
25.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dixfield and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,579±$19kLowest 18% below ME |
$70,613±$9kHighest 6% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Dixfield and Starks 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 |
$160,900±$24kHighest 46% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Dixfield and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$588Highest 7% below ME |
$658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,462 52% below ME |
$2,324Highest 23% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Dixfield 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% |
14%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.5% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 54/MSAD 54 | RSU 56 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Dirigo High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.