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Newfield vs Lewiston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Lewiston has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Newfield | Lewiston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,580Lowest |
38,324Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,188±$20kHighest 23% below ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
| Newfield and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
$235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $986±$44 13% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,402Lowest 21% below ME |
$2,899Highest 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 49 minHighest 98% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #132 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy |
| High school in town | None in town | Lewiston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.