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Bath vs Lisbon vs Warren
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 most expensive homes ($311k median).
Lisbon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Warren has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
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 | Lisbon | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
9,750Highest |
4,932Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
| Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Bath 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% |
16.2%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$77,819±$9kHighest 4% above ME |
$74,616±$21k about the ME average |
| Lisbon and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
$232,700±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
| Bath and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
| Warren and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,324 9% above ME |
$2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Lowest 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 | #60 of 133 in ME | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Lisbon Public Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Lisbon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Lowest |
15.8Highest |
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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.