Maine · 13 census tracts

Lewiston.

This Lewiston housing market report covers about 17,100 homes across 13 census tracts. It gives investors tract-level context on rent growth, home price growth, property tax and insurance cost assumptions, vacancy, and neighborhood variation. PriceDNA location scores range from 82 to 91, with a median of 86.5. Median household income is $47,830.

Approximate homes
17,100
across 13 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
5.9%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
49%
of occupied homes
01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 13 census tracts in Lewiston.

median 86.5 82 91

Half of Lewiston's tracts score between 84 and 89. The full range spans 82 to 91, with a median of 86.5.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (86.5)
Mean (86.4)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0–100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The distribution matters because a city is rarely one market. The spread across Lewiston's census tracts shows why investors should look below the city average before deciding where a property fits.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 17,100 homes in Lewiston, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 51%, renter 49%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 51% · Renter 49%
Housing occupancy: occupied 94.1%, vacant 5.9%.
Occupancy Occupied 94.1% · Vacant 5.9%

Of about 17,100 homes, 5.9% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 49% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 45% of Lewiston’s housing units are in single-family structures, 24% in small multifamily buildings (2–4 units), and 28% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Lewiston compares

City medians are useful, but investors need context. This table compares Lewiston's local range with Maine and U.S. medians so you can quickly see where the market looks stronger, weaker, or more expensive than broader benchmarks.

Metric Lewiston — lower · median · upper Lewiston Maine ME United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020–2024
$43,696 $47,830 $68,296 $71,500 $77,173
College educated
Census ACS B15003 · 2020–2024
26% 29% 34% 44% 41%
Renter-age share (21–44)
Census ACS B01001 · 2020–2024
32% 33% 35% 29% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 7.3% 5.2%
Census ACS B25064 · 2020–2024
5.6% 6.0% 6.1% 4.7% 4.4%
Property tax rate
Census ACS B25103 · 2020–2024
1.36% 1.36% 1.36% 1.36% 1.52%
Property insurance rate
Census ACS B25141 · 2020–2024
0.44% 0.44% 0.44% 0.44% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020–2024
30.2% 31.4% 33.3% 29.1% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

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