Compare towns
Pittston vs Jay vs Richmond
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%).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
Richmond has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Jay | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,093Lowest |
4,657Highest |
3,566 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
39.5±5.1 12% below ME |
36.9±3.8Lowest 18% below ME |
| Pittston and Jay 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% |
17.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
23%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Pittston 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% |
29.7% ME: 36.2% |
35.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Jay 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 |
$70,238±$19k 6% below ME |
$65,854±$10kLowest 12% below ME |
| Pittston and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
$168,600±$27kLowest 43% below ME |
$242,700±$27kHighest 18% below ME |
| Richmond and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
$759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$1,077±$166 5% below ME |
| Pittston and Richmond 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 |
$2,245 26% below ME |
$3,143Highest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Richmond and Jay 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 | #86 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 73 | Richmond Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Spruce Mountain High School | Richmond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.