Compare towns
Durham vs Lisbon Falls vs Oakland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Lisbon Falls has the most renters (29.9% rent).
Oakland has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
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 | Durham | Lisbon Falls | Oakland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,262Lowest |
4,267 |
6,309Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
41.1±4.4 8% below ME |
40.2±6.9Lowest 10% below ME |
| Durham and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Oakland 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+ | 34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
$77,813±$16k 4% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
$245,700±$25k 17% below ME |
$236,000±$23kLowest 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $971±$450Highest 15% below ME |
$939±$74Lowest 18% below ME |
| Lisbon Falls and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$2,947 about the ME average |
$2,439Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 minLowest 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 133 in ME | — | #23 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Messalonskee High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.2 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.