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Chapman vs Lisbon

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (18.1%).

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.

MeasureChapmanLisbon
People
Population
388Lowest
9,750Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.8%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Highest
about the ME average
38.4±2.9Lowest
14% below ME
Chapman and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
22.2%±4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
16.2%±3.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
23.4%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.3%±1.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kHighest
25% above ME
$77,819±$9kLowest
4% above ME
Chapman and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
37% below ME
$258,300±$26kHighest
13% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$979±$286
14% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$3,324Highest
9% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
43.4%±14.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
Lisbon and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
5.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
74.8%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
1973Lowest
4 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
6% below ME
29 minHighest
17% above ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
18.1%±9.6Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #60 of 133 in ME
School district — Lisbon Public Schools
High school in town — Lisbon High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
15.8
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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.