Compare towns
Augusta vs Belgrade vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Belgrade has the most homeowners (93.8%).
Lisbon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Augusta | Belgrade | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
3,351Lowest |
9,750 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
| Belgrade and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$88,338±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
| Belgrade and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$312,200±$44kHighest 5% above ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
| Belgrade and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79 19% below ME |
$857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$979±$286Highest 14% below ME |
| Lisbon and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,859 6% below ME |
$3,324Highest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #119 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 18 | Lisbon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Cony | None in town | Lisbon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9Highest |
— | 15.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.