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Lewiston vs Limerick vs Bangor
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).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Bangor has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Limerick | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
3,400Lowest |
31,938 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
41±1.3Highest 8% below ME |
| Bangor and Limerick 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% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lewiston and Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor 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% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Lewiston 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 |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$59,942±$7k 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,100±$8k 21% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Limerick 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,055±$43 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899 5% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Bangor 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 20 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 15% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick 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 | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | — | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
— | 13.3Lowest |
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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.