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Norway vs Norway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norway has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Norway has the most affordable homes ($162k 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 | Norway | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,228Highest |
3,173Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±4.9Highest 10% above ME |
45.6±5Lowest about the ME average |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,342±$17kHighest 27% below ME |
$43,432±$4kLowest 42% below ME |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,800±$29kHighest 27% below ME |
$162,000±$34kLowest 45% below ME |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $770±$66Highest 32% below ME |
$759±$86Lowest 33% below ME |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,057Highest 32% below ME |
$1,424Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.4%±24.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Norway and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
1964Lowest 13 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 39% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Norway and Norway 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 | #79 of 133 in ME | #79 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 | — |
| High school in town | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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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.