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Bath vs Brunswick vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the oldest population (median age 45.4).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Lisbon has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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 | Bath | Brunswick | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
17,652Highest |
9,750 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
38.4±2.9 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$70,722±$5k 5% below ME |
$77,819±$9kHighest 4% above ME |
| Lisbon and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
$258,300±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$3,324Lowest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.3% ME: 74.3% |
74.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | Lisbon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | Lisbon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Lowest |
— | 15.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.