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Paris vs Lagrange vs Norway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Paris has the most people working from home (19.4%).
Lagrange has the most affordable homes ($126k median).
Norway has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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 | Paris | Lagrange | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,317Highest |
709Lowest |
5,228 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±5.6 8% above ME |
45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
49.5±4.9Highest 10% above ME |
| Norway and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±5.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Norway and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Paris and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,137±$20kHighest about the ME average |
$58,417±$14k 22% below ME |
$54,342±$17kLowest 27% below ME |
| Paris and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$57kHighest 19% below ME |
$126,000±$33kLowest 58% below ME |
$215,800±$29k 27% below ME |
| Paris and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $831±$151Highest 27% below ME |
$770±$66Lowest 32% below ME |
| Lagrange and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,649Highest 13% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
$2,057 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.3%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.7%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4% ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.4%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Paris 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 | #114 of 133 in ME | — | #79 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 · Oxford-Region 11 |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.