Compare towns
Greene vs Lewiston vs Leeds
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
Lewiston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Greene | Lewiston | Leeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
38,324Highest |
2,285Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Highest 11% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
38.2±8.3 15% below ME |
| Greene and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lewiston and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
23%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Lewiston and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$85,208±$14k 14% above ME |
| Greene and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
$257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
| Greene and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$986±$44 13% below ME |
$940±$461Lowest 17% below ME |
| Greene and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$2,899 5% below ME |
$2,565Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9 ME: 48.4% |
27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston and Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | #132 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Lewiston High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.