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Norridgewock is a small town of 1,378 people in Somerset County, Maine. It's about 48 miles from Lewiston, ME and 176 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $966 a month.
1,378people
$148kTypical home
$966/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
78"Snow
217Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,378
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Boston, MA
- 48 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$931/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (836 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to AUG airport
- 79 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+27 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.