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Lewiston vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lewiston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Lewiston | Casco |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$69,313±$19kHighest 7% below ME |
| Casco and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899Lowest 5% below ME |
$3,085Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #132 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.