2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Rochester, NH vs Lewiston, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Lewiston, is 32% less than it is in Rochester and is 44% below the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Lewiston unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Rochester, NHLewiston, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.2%5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.4%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.1%30.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,475$27,856$37,638
 Household Income$70,582$48,069$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,719$70,237$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, NHLewiston, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.4%14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%6.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.5%11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.4%10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.0%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%10.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.0%14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.1%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.4%1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, NHLewiston, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%7.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%22.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.0%14.1%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester    3 Reviews

After living here for almost twelve years, I become happier each year with my choice. Rochester has lots of space left for development. It provides good community  More

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Awful horrid place, people have such a terrible attitude and can't (or at least won't) keep to their own business, ALWAYS starting and causing DRAMA, BS, HEADGAMES, and  More

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Rochester is a beautiful New England small town within commuting and shopping distance to Portsmouth and Boston. Close to both the White Mountains and the Seacoast  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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