Compare towns
Lewiston vs Mapleton vs Sidney
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).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Mapleton | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
1,884Lowest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Sidney and Mapleton 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%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Mapleton 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% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sidney 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% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
| Mapleton and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,100±$8k 21% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44 13% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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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.