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Lewiston vs Freedom
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%).
Freedom has the most homeowners (90.2%).
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 | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
40.1±2.7Highest 10% below ME |
| Freedom and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
| Freedom 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±$8kHighest 21% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Lewiston and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Freedom 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% |
11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston and Freedom 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.