Compare towns
Pittston vs Poland
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 most affordable homes ($239k median).
Poland has the most people working from home (21.9%).
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 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Lowest |
5,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
44.2±9.4Highest about the ME average |
| Poland and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Poland 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% |
17.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston and Poland 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% |
23.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Poland 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 |
$85,557±$23kLowest 14% above ME |
| Pittston and Poland 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 |
$283,600±$44kHighest 4% below ME |
| Poland 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 |
$1,198±$128Highest 5% above ME |
| Poland 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 |
$2,774Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.6%±30.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Poland and Pittston 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% |
16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 133 in ME | #81 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | None in town | Poland Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
| 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.