9%: Rise in the average home price in Lewiston from 2022 to 2023 ($262,100 to $285,000).
6%: Increase in the “housing wage” required to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Androscoggin County from 2022 to 2023 ($19.21 to $20.38 per hour) for a 40-hour work week, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
50%: The rise in total value of residential construction permits issued by the city in 2022 vs. 2023 ($20 million to $30.1 million).
27%: Increase in the number of unhoused youth in Lewiston schools from 2022 to 2023.
25%: Rise in the eviction rate in Lewiston from 2022 to 2023.
5%: Increase in non-Lewiston-owned properties since 2022.
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