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Norridgewock earns a D−, better than 3% of U.S. towns, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $62K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 7 places on the National Register. 11% of residents are under 18 in Norridgewock, below both the Maine town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 13 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse.
Where Norridgewock beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 333 in 1790, a low of 333 in 1790, 3,278 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1835 and 4 maps from 1894 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Norridgewock is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Norridgewock, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Norridgewock.
Norridgewock has property taxes about half the Maine norm, but it has poverty well above the Maine rate and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
26% of Norridgewock adults say their health is fair or poor. Norridgewock beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 34% of Norridgewock adults feel lonely.
| Norridgewock | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Norridgewock | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.4% | 14.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12% | 7.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 16.9% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by RSU 54/MSAD 54. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Stream Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 309 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
33 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Norridgewock | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. W. Barr Hatfield Athletic Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Oosoola Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median property tax bill is $1,462, against $3,036 across Maine, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Norridgewock home is worth about $243,000, down 0.9% in a year, 41% below the Maine typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here fell from 766 in 2013 to 603.
Most working residents leave Norridgewock for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Norridgewock has lost 163 jobs, to 603 in 2023. Norridgewock’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Norridgewock | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.5% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Norridgewock has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Norridgewock is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Norridgewock.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Norridgewock. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Ski areaSugarloaf137 runs · 2,769 ft vertical
37 mi Ski areaSaddleback Mountain72 runs · 1,847 ft vertical
14 mi MuseumColby College Museum of Art
30 mi MuseumMaine State Museum
11 mi MuseumL. C. Bates Museum
30 mi GardenViles ArboretumSugarloaf: Bubblecuffer, Public domain · Saddleback Mountain: petersent, Public domain · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L. C. Bates Museum: W.A. Judge, Public domain · Viles Arboretum: eddie welker from Laurel, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Norridgewock
About 2 of every 100 Norridgewock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Norridgewock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Norridgewock on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Norridgewock.
Town in Maine, United States
Norridgewock is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,278 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
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6 towns share a border with Norridgewock.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D−; Skowhegan (D) is closest.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norridgewock | #142 | D− | B− | — | C | D |
| Starks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madison | #110 | C− | B− | — | C+ | D |
| Mercer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smithfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skowhegan | #128 | D | C+ | — | C | C− |
| Fairfield | #121 | C− | C+ | B− | C | C− |
Norridgewock, Madison and Skowhegan report no FBI crime data of their own. Starks, Mercer and Smithfield aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Norridgewock with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Norridgewock grades D− overall, better than 3% of U.S. towns. It grades D for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($58,179 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
9 notable people were born here, including Rebecca Sophia Clarke and Stephen Lindsey.
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