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Pittston vs New Gloucester
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%).
New Gloucester has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Lowest |
5,766Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Pittston and New Gloucester 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% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston and New Gloucester 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% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18kLowest 16% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester 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±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester 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 |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| 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.