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Lewiston vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lewiston has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
39±8.5Highest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lewiston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lewiston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Cornish 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston and Cornish 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 | #132 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.