Compare towns
Starks vs Temple 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 highest household income ($64k).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
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 | Temple | Norridgewock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
824 |
3,288Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
50.3±11Highest 12% 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 | 16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25%±7.5Highest 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% ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Temple 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 |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% 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±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
$151,900±$52k 49% below ME |
| Temple and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
$1,063±$588Lowest 7% below ME |
| Temple and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$1,462 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Norridgewock 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 33% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock and Temple 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 |
| High school 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.