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Pittston vs Newburgh vs Danforth
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 highest household income ($87k).
Newburgh has the most people working from home (6.4%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
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 | Newburgh | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
1,475 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Newburgh 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% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Newburgh 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 |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Pittston and Newburgh 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 |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Newburgh 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 |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Pittston and Newburgh 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 |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Newburgh 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% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newburgh 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 | — | — |
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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.