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Paris, TN vs Lewiston, ME

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- Household income in Lewiston, is 34% more than it is in Paris and is 44% below the National Average.
- Paris unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Lewiston unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Paris, TNLewiston, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,125  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,069$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,368  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Paris, TNLewiston, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Paris, TNLewiston, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.1%13.1%
Reviews for Paris    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Paris is such a quaint town, so pretty and the people who live here have the best hearts! It also has everything you need to live a wonderful life. Large hospital  More

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Over 11 years ago

as for cost of living paris isn't quite so bad. though it is slowly going up like everywhere as a single mother it isn't to bad. however, it is a fast growing meth city.  More

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My concerns cover various areas. The first is the fact that Paris is trying so hard to become a tourist area, which is fine. However, now and especially after it does  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 7 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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