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Pittston vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Chesterville has the most people working from home (7.1%).
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 | Pittston | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Pittston and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Pittston and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Pittston and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Chesterville and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Chesterville 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 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.