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Durham vs Lisbon vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the highest household income ($99k).
Lisbon has the most affordable homes ($258k median).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,262 |
9,750Highest |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
| Readfield and Durham 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% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$77,819±$9kLowest 4% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34k 9% above ME |
$258,300±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
| Readfield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Lisbon 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 |
$3,324Lowest 9% above ME |
$3,392 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
29 min 17% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Durham 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 | #14 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Lisbon Public Schools | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | Lisbon High School | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.8Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.