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Durham vs Winthrop vs Lisbon
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).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Lisbon has the most renters (25.2% rent).
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 | Winthrop | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,262Lowest |
6,191 |
9,750Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
| Winthrop and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Lisbon 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% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 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 |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$77,819±$9kLowest 4% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
$258,300±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
| Durham and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$979±$286Highest 14% below ME |
| Lisbon and Winthrop 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 |
$3,506 15% above ME |
$3,324Lowest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Lisbon 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% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
74.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
29 min 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Winthrop Public Schools | Lisbon Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Winthrop High School | Lisbon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Lowest |
15.8Highest |
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| 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.