Compare towns
Pittston vs Sherman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Sherman has the most people working from home (28.2%).
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 | Sherman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
947Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
33.4±8.6Lowest 25% below ME |
| Pittston and Sherman 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% |
33.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sherman 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% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±0.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$49,444±$7kLowest 34% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
$115,200±$14kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
$672±$329Lowest 41% below ME |
| Pittston and Sherman 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 |
$1,328Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±77.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Sherman 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% |
37.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.2%±12.1Highest 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.