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.