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Willimantic vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Pittston has the most expensive homes ($239k median).
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 | Willimantic | Pittston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 200Lowest |
3,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
| Pittston and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±16.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Willimantic and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,472±$52kLowest 15% below ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
| Pittston and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,080±$593 5% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,285Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,909Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Willimantic 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 |
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.