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Lewiston vs York vs Durham
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).
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
Durham has the most homeowners (95.4%).
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 | York | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
13,986 |
4,262Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
| York and Durham 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% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| York 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% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$99,181±$5k 33% above ME |
| York and Durham 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 |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$322,200±$34k 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899Lowest 5% below ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$3,781 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| York and Durham 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 | #13 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | York Public Schools | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | York High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.