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Norway is a small town of 3,173 people in Oxford County, Maine. It's about 22 miles from Lewiston, ME and 133 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $759 a month.
3,173people
$162kTypical home
$759/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
78"Snow
212Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,173
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 629 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Boston, MA
- 22 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,097 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to AUG airport
- 42 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oxford County: R+13 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