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Greene vs Starks vs Lewiston
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).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Lewiston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Starks | Lewiston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
556Lowest |
38,324Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
| Starks and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Starks and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$235,100±$8k 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$1,063±$301 7% below ME |
$986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
| Greene and Starks 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 |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,899 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9 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% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest 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 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Lewiston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.