Compare towns
Pittston vs Somerville vs Bowdoin
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 renters (19% rent).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Bowdoin has the most people working from home (11.7%).
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 | Somerville | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,093 |
837Lowest |
3,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
| Bowdoin 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% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Bowdoin 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% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7% ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
$71,250±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
| Bowdoin 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±$66k 20% below ME |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
| Bowdoin 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 |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
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| Somerville 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 |
$2,505 17% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville 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% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Somerville 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 | — | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 12 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.