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Pittston vs Roque Bluffs
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 youngest population (median age 41.4).
Roque Bluffs has the most people working from home (13.9%).
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 | Roque Bluffs |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
369Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
51.1±13.4Highest 14% above ME |
| Roque Bluffs 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% |
24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Roque Bluffs 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% |
26.3%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Roque Bluffs 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% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Roque Bluffs 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 |
$89,375±$34kHighest 20% above ME |
| Roque Bluffs 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 |
$290,300±$59kHighest about the ME average |
| Roque Bluffs 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±$515Lowest 17% below ME |
| Pittston and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,909Highest 37% below ME |
$1,859Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Roque Bluffs 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% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 32% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Roque Bluffs 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 | — |
| 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.