Compare towns
Whitefield vs Gray vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitefield has the oldest population (median age 51.9).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k 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 | Whitefield | Gray | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,157Lowest |
8,429Highest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Whitefield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,875±$10kLowest about the ME average |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Gray and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$24k 18% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$238,700±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
| Gray and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,366 22% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Whitefield and Gray 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| 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.