Pittsfield, ME • 207-487-3221

When moving to Maine, families often put jobs, education, health care, and quality of life at the top of their lists. Pittsfield, Maine is a community that scores high on all fronts—while offering some of the most affordable property in the region.
Pittsfield has a diversity of employers, from longtime mainstays such as Cianbro Corporation—one of the largest construction companies in the East, to G. S. Edwards/SPX security sensing equipment manufacturers and Pittsfield's new call center, Global Contact Services (GCS). With all those career opportunities in town, it's not surprising that the average commute time for Pittsfield residents is a mere 16 minutes.
Maine Central Institute, a private school founded in 1866, is a vital part of the town's culture. While it serves local high school students, it also has students from all over the world, bringing a unique energy and zeal for excellence to Pittsfield, a community of about 4,500 people. Many local families open their homes to MCI boarding students; all the community shares in the pride of the school's continual achievements in athletics, fine arts, (the school is home to the renowned Bossov Ballet Theatre), and even its own student-operated TV station.
Pittsfield's Sebasticook Valley Hospital is also both an important resource and a source of community pride. In addition to high-caliber emergency and acute care, SVH offers Pittsfield citizens an array of wellness programs.
With its central location along the Sebasticook River, Pittsfield lies within an hour's drive of both the coast and the mountains. Yet there are plenty of recreational opportunities within town limits, including a 45-acre in-town park with land on both sides of the river. The town also has a nine-hole golf course, small ski area, pool, community theater, and more.
Pittsfield's most famous community gathering, however, takes place outdoors: the Central Maine Egg Festival, held in late July. This salute to the brown egg industry draws thousands of visitors who come to witness the festival's many "eggcentric" events—including cooking up dozens of eggs in a 10-foot frying pan.