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Property management companies in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area
How the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #64 of 374 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $784.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,702 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 128
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 property management companies in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area comes to about $784.2M a year: $16,702 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 28% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 2,041 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Lewiston-Auburn metro area grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area is 65 (upper middle), #64 of 374 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Lewiston-Auburn metro area compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Lewiston-Auburn metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 128 | 86 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,041 | 1,592 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,702 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,487+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 46,953
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 242
- Median household income
- $67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,271
- Median home value
- $252,800
- Jobs located here
- 50,802
- Daytime population
- 111,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maine for property management companies, numbered among those based in Maine, with the Lewiston-Auburn metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 65 | 11 | 2.3 | 128 | +4.8% | #64 of 374 |
| 2Portland-South Portland, ME | 43 | 113 | 4.7 | 73 | +4.5% | #247 of 374 |
| 3Bangor, ME | 38 | 29 | 4.4 | 68 | +3.8% | #288 of 374 |
Other business types in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate68
- Real estate agents and brokers69
- Property management65
- Mortgage brokers and lenders72
- Home inspectors33
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area?
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area has 11 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $784.2M a year, or $16,702 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 28% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,953 households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area has 2.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 128, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,041 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston-Auburn metro area at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. The median household income in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area is $67,873 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores 65 for property management companies (upper middle), #64 of 374 scored metro areas.
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