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Pittsfield vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Pittsfield | Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,930Lowest |
4,262Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±6.5Lowest 11% below ME |
42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
| Durham and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittsfield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Durham and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittsfield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,381±$12kLowest 23% below ME |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,100±$17kLowest 45% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $825±$260 28% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,965Lowest 35% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.5%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittsfield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Durham and Pittsfield 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 | #125 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 53/MSAD 53 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.