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Lewiston vs Exeter
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 kids (20.6% under 18).
Exeter has the most homeowners (93.1%).
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 | Exeter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,100±$8kHighest 21% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
| Exeter and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Exeter 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston and Exeter 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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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.