Compare towns
Bangor vs Lewiston vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Lewiston has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Bangor | Lewiston | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,938 |
38,324Highest |
3,400Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Highest 8% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
| Bangor and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Lewiston and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7k 20% below ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$235,100±$8k 21% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
| Limerick and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
$986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076Highest about the ME average |
$2,899 5% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9% ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
51.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1957 20 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
21 min 15% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Lewiston 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 | #37 of 133 in ME | #132 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | Lewiston High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.