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Bowdoin vs Readfield vs Lisbon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Lisbon Falls has the most renters (29.9% rent).
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 | Bowdoin | Readfield | Lisbon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188 |
2,651Lowest |
4,267Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10 about the ME average |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
| Readfield and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon Falls and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71k about the ME average |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
| Readfield and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
| Readfield and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375 11% above ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18 ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Bowdoin 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.