Compare towns
Patten vs Pittston vs Bingham
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).
Bingham has the most homeowners (85.9%).
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 | Bingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607Lowest |
3,093Highest |
660 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
56±8.2 25% above ME |
| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest 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%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19k 39% below ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
$103,000±$26k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99 66% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
$354±$264Lowest 69% 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 |
$1,059 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Lowest 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% |
16.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 22 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Bingham 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 | RSU 83/MSAD 13 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.3 |
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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.