Compare towns
Pittston vs Wells
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 affordable homes ($239k median).
Wells has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wells and Pittston 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% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18kLowest 16% above ME |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
| Wells 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±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
| Wells 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 |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
| 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.