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Pittston vs Roxbury
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 kids (17.2% under 18).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($106k 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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Roxbury 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% |
25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Roxbury 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% |
15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Roxbury 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 |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Pittston and Roxbury 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 |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593 5% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,909Highest 37% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Roxbury 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.