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Pittston vs Porter
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).
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
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 | Porter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
1,746Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Pittston and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Porter 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% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Porter 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 |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Pittston and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
| Pittston and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593 5% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,909Highest 37% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Porter 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% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.