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Durham vs Bingham vs Lewiston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Lewiston has the most renters (48.8% rent).
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 | Durham | Bingham | Lewiston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,262 |
660Lowest |
38,324Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
| Bingham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lewiston and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$55,393±$4k 26% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$235,100±$8k 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$986±$44Highest 13% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$2,899 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1% ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1957 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 133 in ME | — | #132 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | Lewiston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3Lowest |
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.