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Warren vs Mount Chase 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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Pittston has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Mount Chase | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
280Lowest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Warren 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% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Lowest 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 |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% 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 |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% 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±$456 about the ME average |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Warren 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 |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest 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% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Warren 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 | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.