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Temple vs Pittston vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most people working from home (7.5%).
Pittston has the highest household income ($87k).
Cambridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
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 | Temple | Pittston | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824 |
3,093Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
38.7±1.1 14% below ME |
| Pittston and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cambridge and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$63,194±$39k 15% below ME |
| Pittston and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79kLowest 29% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Pittston and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
$1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
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| Temple and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7% ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Temple and Pittston 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 | — |
| School district | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — |
| High school 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.