Compare towns
Cushing vs Beals vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Beals has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Cushing | Beals | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460 |
498Lowest |
3,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
48±15.6 7% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Cushing and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
| Pittston and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$238,700±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
| Cushing and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Beals 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 | — | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 13 | Beals Public Schools | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.