Compare towns
Greene vs Limerick vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Pittston has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
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 | Greene | Limerick | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
3,400 |
3,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
| Pittston and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$86,614±$18kLowest 16% above ME |
| Limerick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$238,700±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
| Greene and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
| Limerick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.