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Warren vs Jay vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most people working from home (11.6%).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Warren | Jay | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
4,657 |
3,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Highest 6% below ME |
39.5±5.1Lowest 12% below ME |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
| Warren and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Jay and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21k about the ME average |
$70,238±$19kLowest 6% below ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
| Pittston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$168,600±$27kLowest 43% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
| Pittston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
| Warren and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,245 26% below ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Warren and Jay 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 | #120 of 133 in ME | #86 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 73 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | Spruce Mountain High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.