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Cost of living in Lewiston, Maine

Simple answer

Typical rent is $986 a month.

Lewiston is a city in Maine. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $55,393 a year.

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People
38,324
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$986
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$55,393
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$235,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,677
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA

Lewiston, Maine has about 38,324 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $235,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA) is $1,677 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area, prices sit at 94.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Maine taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Lewiston's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Maine home paid 32.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lewiston's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Maine in the table we use.

Among 95 places we list in Maine with a rent figure, 51 have higher typical rent than Lewiston.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Maine

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.