Metro Life Score
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Below-median composite Life Score — grade C+, 35th percentile of the national corpus.
- 46.0
- Life Score / 100
- C+
- Grade (curved)
- #253
- of 387 metros
- 35%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Lewiston-Auburn is below-median composite Life Score — #253 of 387 (46.0/100, grade C+, 35th percentile). Carried by safety at 100/100; held back most by schools at 0/100.
- 35th
- composite percentile
- #253
- of 387 peers
- 44th
- cost dimension percentile
- 40th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · LOWER · SAFE-LED · signature composite
Lewiston-Auburn: mid-curve composite with a readable shape
Lewiston-Auburn is a mid-curve LOWER · SAFE-LED metro (composite #253, 46.0/100, 34th percentile). Cost MID (44th) · wages LOW (40th). Strongest safety 100/100; weakest schools 0/100; dimension gap 99. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Lewiston-Auburn, ME ranks #253 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #216 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 94.7 (rent-RPP 69.0). BLS median salary $62,617, 41,990 jobs (Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons). HUD 2BR FMR $1,586/mo (studio $1,140).
FBI UCR (ME): 102 violent, 1149 property/100K. NCES: 11.1:1 ratio, 2.3% charter. DOL infant childcare $11,325/yr. EPA: 16 Superfund sites (ME).
Where Lewiston-Auburn sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
46 35th percentile higher than 35% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
Dimension detail
How Lewiston-Auburn scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are ME state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Lewiston-Auburn With...
Ranking Context
Lewiston-Auburn outranks 35% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #250 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 46.1 | C+ |
| #251 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 46.2 | C+ |
| #252 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 46.2 | C+ |
| #253 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 46.0 | C+ |
| #254 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 46.0 | C+ |
| #255 | Monroe, MI | 46.0 | C+ |
| #256 | Grand Junction, CO | 45.9 | C+ |
ME Metro Scores
Read with Lewiston-Auburn
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Lewiston-Auburn (LOWER · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 46.0 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's LOWER · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW.
Monroe, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 46.0 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's LOWER · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW.
Grand Junction, CO
ABS(composite) peer at 45.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's LOWER · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW.
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
ABS(composite) peer at 45.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's LOWER · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW.
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 44/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 45/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Lewiston-Auburn, ME relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for LOWER · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.