Compare towns
Bowdoin vs Danforth vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Bowdoin | Danforth | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
666Lowest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10 about the ME average |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Danforth and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Bowdoin and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
| Pittston and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Danforth 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.