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Maxfield vs Pittston vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maxfield has the most homeowners (100%).
Pittston has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Upton has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Maxfield | Pittston | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 76Lowest |
3,093Highest |
91 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.5±5 22% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±39.8 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
80.2%±49.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±14.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,500±$48kHighest 24% above ME |
$86,614±$18kLowest 16% above ME |
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| Maxfield and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$35kLowest 45% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
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| Pittston and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,080±$593 5% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,333Highest 23% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 56 minHighest 129% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
13%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Upton and Pittston 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 11/MSAD 11 | — |
| High school 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.