Compare towns
Pittston vs Unity vs Randolph
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).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Randolph has the oldest population (median age 49.6).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
1,858 |
1,610Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
49.6±3.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Randolph and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
12.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
16.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$66,574±$16k 11% below ME |
| Pittston and Randolph 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 |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$174,300±$21kLowest 41% below ME |
| Pittston and Unity 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 |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,186±$207Highest 4% above ME |
| Randolph 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 |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$2,160 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±8.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Unity 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.3%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.