Compare towns
Lewiston vs Levant vs Auburn
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).
Levant has the most homeowners (81.4%).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
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 | Levant | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
3,069Lowest |
24,602 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+4.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
41.4±2.7Highest 8% below ME |
| Auburn and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Auburn and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Auburn 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% ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$66,647±$5k 11% below ME |
| Levant and Auburn 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 |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$282,000±$12kHighest 5% below ME |
| Auburn and Levant 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 |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,041±$74 9% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899 5% below ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Lewiston 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% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 20 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
22 min 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston and Auburn 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 | #124 of 133 in ME | #110 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Auburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | None in town | Edward Little High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
— | 13.1Lowest |
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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.