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Sidney vs Pittston vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sidney has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Pittston has the highest household income ($87k).
Newburgh has the oldest population (median age 45.8).
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 | Sidney | Pittston | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,790Highest |
3,093 |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±5.5 4% below ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Pittston and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$238,700±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Sidney and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,474 19% below ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Newburgh 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.