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Baldwin vs Cornish vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Baldwin | Cornish | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
1,803 |
9,750Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$77,819±$9kHighest 4% above ME |
| Lisbon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$258,300±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
| Cornish and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540 16% below ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,324Highest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
74.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 32% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Baldwin 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 | — | — | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | Lisbon Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | Lisbon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 15.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.