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A town of 3,930 people in Somerset County, Maine
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Map of Pittsfield: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.4%439 of 30,972 acres
Trails46 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves7112 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Lancey House Hotel, Pittsfield, Maine (65569)c. 1930
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Lancey House Hotel, Pittsfield, Maine (65569), c. 1930

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About Pittsfield

Town in Maine, United States
1819Established
3,908Population
48.7 sq miArea
341 ftElevation

Pittsfield is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,908 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Pittsfield is home to the Maine Central Institute, a semi-private boarding school, and the annual Central Maine Egg Festival.

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ZIP code04967
Area code207
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Housing in Pittsfield

$201K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pittsfield home is worth about $201,000, about the same as a year ago, 52% below the Maine typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Pittsfield's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pittsfield 0.3
Maine 1
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Pittsfield 11.4
Maine 11.6
U.S. 17.7
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School Grade C

The public schools Pittsfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictRSU 53/MSAD 53Schools4

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.

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