Compare towns
Starks vs Bingham vs Norridgewock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the youngest population (median age 46.7).
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Norridgewock has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Starks | Bingham | Norridgewock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
660 |
3,288Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
50.3±11 12% above ME |
| Bingham and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Starks and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$61,579±$19k 18% 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 | $148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$151,900±$52kHighest 49% below ME |
| Norridgewock and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,063±$588Highest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348 56% below ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,462Highest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2% ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock and Bingham 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 83/MSAD 13 | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | — | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.