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Crystal vs Ogunquit vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crystal has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Pittston has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
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 | Crystal | Ogunquit | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 247Lowest |
1,379 |
3,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Crystal and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±11.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Crystal and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,200±$60kLowest 56% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
— | $1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
| Crystal and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $943Lowest 69% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 10% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| 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.