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Pittston vs Waterville
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%).
Waterville has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Waterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Lowest |
17,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% below ME |
| Pittston and Waterville 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% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Waterville 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% |
18.3%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston and Waterville 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% |
30.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
$184,600±$21kLowest 38% below ME |
| Pittston and Waterville 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 |
$978±$72Lowest 14% below ME |
| Pittston and Waterville 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 |
$2,755Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Waterville 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% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 133 in ME | #105 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | Waterville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Waterville Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
| 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.