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Canton vs Lisbon vs Knox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most homeowners (81.4%).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (33.9%).
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k 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 | Canton | Lisbon | Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,191 |
3,612Highest |
825Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±7.2Highest 8% below ME |
37.4±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
| Canton and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$86,221±$14kHighest 15% above ME |
$64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
| Lisbon and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$50k 44% below ME |
$237,200±$50kHighest 20% below ME |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
| Lisbon and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$805±$259 29% below ME |
$1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,277 25% below ME |
$3,229Highest 6% above ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
59.6%±23.5 ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 42% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
33.9%±24.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Canton 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 | — | #60 of 133 in ME | — |
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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.