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Lewiston vs Freedom vs Sabattus
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 renters (48.8% rent).
Freedom has the highest household income ($65k).
Sabattus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Lewiston | Freedom | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
670Lowest |
5,116 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest 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%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Lewiston and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$59,387±$6k 21% below ME |
| Freedom and Sabattus 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±$69k 36% below ME |
$180,000±$39kLowest 39% 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±$44Highest 13% below ME |
— | $949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
| Lewiston and Sabattus 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 |
$2,328 23% below ME |
$2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51 ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Sabattus 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% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Lewiston 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 | — | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — | RSU 04 |
| 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 History | None yet | 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.