Compare towns
Bucksport vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bucksport has the oldest population (median age 42.7).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (33.9%).
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 | Bucksport | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,016Highest |
3,612Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.7±12.2Highest 5% below ME |
37.4±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
| Bucksport and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,720±$21kLowest 13% below ME |
$86,221±$14kHighest 15% above ME |
| Lisbon and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,300±$32kHighest 15% below ME |
$237,200±$50kLowest 20% below ME |
| Bucksport and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$92Highest 23% below ME |
$805±$259Lowest 29% below ME |
| Bucksport and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,021Lowest 33% below ME |
$3,229Highest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±17Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.6%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
33.9%±24.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Bucksport 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 | #68 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 25 | — |
| High school in town | Bucksport High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.