Compare towns
Patten vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Pittston has the most expensive 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 | Patten | Pittston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 607Lowest |
3,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
| Pittston and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,909Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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 |
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.