13 census tracts

Lewiston.Maine housing market

This Lewiston housing market report covers about 17,100 homes across 13 census tracts. Rent growth in Lewiston is running at 5.9% a year at the median, the 2nd fastest of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Maine median of 4.8%. For August 2026, the average listing price is $373,878 across 72 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

A "LEWISTON" sign on the riverbank with the historic mill buildings and Great Falls behind it in Lewiston, Maine
A LEWISTON sign on the riverbank, with the historic mills and Great Falls behind. DenisTangneyJr/iStock
Average listing price
$373,878
72 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
+0.9%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
17,100
across 13 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
5.9%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
49%
of occupied homes

Lewiston housing market context

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01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 13 census tracts in Lewiston.

median 87.6 83 91

Half of Lewiston's tracts score between 86 and 89. The full range spans 83 to 91, with a median of 87.6.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (87.6)
Mean (87.3)

What the location score shows

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

The middle half of Lewiston's tracts is 3.5 points wide on the score, narrower than in 131 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

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, 22% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 30% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Lewiston compares

Lewiston's median is above the Maine median on 6 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Lewiston compares with Maine and United States medians
Metric Lewiston lower · median · upper Lewiston Maine ME United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$43,696 $47,830 $68,296 $71,500 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
26% 29% 34% 44% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
32% 33% 35% 29% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
7.9% every tract 7.3% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
5.5% 5.9% 6.0% 4.8% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
1.23% every tract 1.20% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
0.44% every tract 0.44% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 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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