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Eliot vs Lisbon vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
Lisbon has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Warren has the most affordable homes ($233k 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 | Eliot | Lisbon | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146 |
9,750Highest |
4,932Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
$74,616±$21kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
$232,700±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,125±$456 about the ME average |
| Eliot and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,324 9% above ME |
$2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% ME: 74.3% |
74.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Lisbon Public Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None in town | Lisbon High School | None in town |
| 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.