5 Best Places to Retire in Maine

2. Lewiston

Insider Monkey Score: 95

Livability: 80

IM Cost of Living Index: 94.9

Median House Price: $277,500

Rounding off our top two pick is the Androscoggin County city of Lewiston. With a population of just under 38,500 at the time of the last United States Census, Lewiston is the state of Maine’s second most populous city. Residents can visit the Franco Center concert hall, the Baxter Brewing Co. brewery, and the Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary nature preserve.