CITY PROFILE
Lewiston, ME
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Lewiston, ME is a smaller metro with a temperate four-season climate, moderate sunshine, and moderate rainfall—typical of New England. Homes here are on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're accustomed to cheaper housing markets. It's a straightforward choice if you want seasonal variety and don't mind both a higher cost of living and moderately gray winters.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $334K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,550/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 9.5°C · warmest 22.4°C · coolest -1.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 664 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #367 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy85
- Affordable to rent75
- Climate comfort48
- Plenty of sunshine43
- Big-city amenities11
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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