Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C, 92nd of 142 graded towns in Maine. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $87K. A typical home there costs about $328K, 4.7 years of the Augusta area’s $69K median household income. Only 21 of Maine’s 285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Pittston Congregational Church and Colburn School. 1.3% of working residents work locally in Pittston, below both Maine’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (8%).
Where Pittston beats most towns.
Census counts: 704 in 1790, a low of 704 in 1790, 2,875 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1815 and 3 maps from 1948 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Pittston is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pittston, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Pittston.
Pittston sends most of its workers to Augusta and beyond and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Maine.
Pittston has 109 jobs for its 1,303 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Pittston for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Pittston has added 61 jobs, to 109 in 2023. The top destinations are Augusta (29%), Gardiner (8%) and Bath (5%).
| Pittston | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by RSU 11/MSAD 11. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittston-Randolph Consolidated SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 200 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
The Gardiner weather station, 5 miles away, records that 69 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 81% of Maine places with climate records. The Gardiner weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 5 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 79% of Maine places with climate records.
Pittston has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pittston’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Pittston home is worth about $328,000, down 0.8% in a year, 20% below the Maine typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (40% statewide). Pittston has grown 19% since 2020, to 3,418 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Maine.
| Pittston | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.4 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 32% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.1 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pittston | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.5% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.8% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.1% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Pittston beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of adults binge drink in Pittston.
| Pittston | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pittston | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 2023, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pittston.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Pittston is 0.1 miles per square mile. Among 143 Maine towns, just 9 have a lower share of conserved land than Pittston.
| Pittston | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eastern River Preserve | — | 50 |
| 2. Pittston Fair | — | 20 |
| 3. Colburn House State Historic Site | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pittston. Close and well known come first.
26 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
21 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens30 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestones
10 mi MuseumMaine State Museum
14 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National MonumentPemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pittston
About 5 of every 100 Pittston residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Where Pittston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Pittston on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Pittston is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,875 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the family of John Pitt, who were early settlers. Pittston is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area. The historic Major Reuben Colburn House and Pittston Congregational Church are located in Pittston.
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6 towns share a border with Pittston.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Gardiner (C+) is closest.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittston | #92 | C | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Randolph | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Gardiner | #82 | C+ | C+ | B | B− | C+ |
| Richmond | #40 | B+ | B− | A+ | — | B− |
| Chelsea | #51 | B | B | — | A− | C |
| Whitefield | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Dresden | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
Randolph, Whitefield and Dresden have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pittston, Randolph, Chelsea, Whitefield and Dresden report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pittston with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pittston grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #92 of 142 in Maine. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Daniel T. Jewett and William Smyth.
