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Bucksport 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
Bucksport has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Lisbon Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,016Highest |
4,267Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.2Highest 5% below ME |
41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
| Bucksport and Lisbon Falls 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% |
18.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon Falls 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% |
17.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bucksport 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+ | 27.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon Falls 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 |
$72,344±$9kHighest 3% below ME |
| Lisbon Falls 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 |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
| Bucksport and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$92Lowest 23% below ME |
$971±$450Highest 15% below ME |
| Lisbon Falls and Bucksport 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 |
$2,947Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±17Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bucksport and Lisbon Falls 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 | — |
| 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 Our Story | 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.