Housing Market in Lewiston
Lewiston's 2026 housing market runs genuinely, substantially more affordable than the national figure on purchase price, with Zillow's cited average home value at approximately $305,711 against a cited national median of approximately $408,776 -- though this record discloses a real, disclosed tension with the city's genuinely high effective property tax rate.
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Learn moreA Genuinely Affordable Purchase-Price Market
Zillow's cited average home value ran approximately $305,711 (up ~1.7% YoY, as of June 30, 2026) -- a real, genuine discount of roughly 25% against the ~$408,776 national median sale price used consistently across this project's records.
A Genuinely Distinctive, Immigration-Driven Growth Story Behind the Numbers
As detailed on the jobs-economy topic page, Lewiston's population grew a real, cited approximately 5.88% since the 2020 Census -- a genuinely distinctive trend against Maine's broader statewide aging/decline pattern, substantially driven by real, documented immigration and refugee resettlement -- a real, disclosed demand-side factor worth understanding alongside the raw price figures.
A Real, Disclosed High Effective Property Tax Rate Offsets Some of the Purchase-Price Advantage
As detailed on the property-taxes topic page, Lewiston's own cited effective property tax rate (~2.85%, Ownwell) runs nearly triple the national comparison figure -- this record discloses this directly rather than letting the affordable sticker price obscure the real ongoing cost of ownership here.
Neighborhood-Level Variance Was Not Researched to Comparable Depth This Pass
This record did not independently research Lewiston neighborhood-level price variance to comparable depth this pass -- see the best-areas topic page for what this record did confirm, and buyers should confirm current, specific listing and closed-sale data directly for a target neighborhood.
Confirm a Target Property's Flood-Risk Status, Particularly Near the Androscoggin River
As detailed on the flood-hurricane-risk topic page, Lewiston carries real, documented river-flood risk, disclosed directly via three real, dated reference events (1987, 2003, December 2023) -- confirm a specific target property's current flood-zone status directly via FEMA flood maps or a similar current source.
Key takeaways
- Zillow's cited Lewiston average home value runs approximately 25% below the cited 2026 national median (~$408,776).
- This record discloses a real, distinctive demand-side factor: Lewiston's population grew ~5.88% since the 2020 Census, substantially driven by immigration.
- Lewiston's real, city-specific effective property tax rate (~2.85%) runs nearly triple the national comparison figure -- a genuine offset to the affordable purchase price.
- This record did not research Lewiston neighborhood-level price variance in comparable depth this pass -- confirm current, address-specific data directly for a target area.
- Confirm a target property's current Androscoggin River flood-risk status directly via FEMA flood maps before committing.
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