Compare towns
Pittston vs Limerick vs Gardiner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittston has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Gardiner has the most renters (31.8% rent).
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 | Limerick | Gardiner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,093Lowest |
3,400 |
6,088Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
42±3.6Highest 6% below ME |
| Gardiner and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Pittston 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% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Gardiner 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% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$71,782±$10kLowest 4% below ME |
| Limerick and Pittston 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 |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$221,600±$19kLowest 25% below ME |
| Limerick and Pittston 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,113±$191 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$2,742Highest 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.6%±13.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Gardiner 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Gardiner 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 | — | #36 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Gardiner Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.8 |
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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.