Compare towns
Pittsfield vs Wayne vs Pittston
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).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Wayne | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,930Highest |
1,101Lowest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±6.5Lowest 11% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Pittsfield and Pittston 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Pittsfield 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Wayne and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,100±$17kLowest 45% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $825±$260Lowest 28% below ME |
$983±$554 14% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
| Pittston and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,965 35% below ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.5%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Pittsfield 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne 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 | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 53/MSAD 53 | RSU 38 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.