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Lewiston vs Mapleton vs Millinocket
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%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
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 | Mapleton | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
1,884Lowest |
4,115 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4k 26% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,100±$8kHighest 21% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44Highest 13% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 20 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston and Mapleton 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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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.