Compare towns
Exeter vs Lisbon vs St. Agatha
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (33.9%).
St. Agatha has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Exeter | Lisbon | St. Agatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093 |
3,612Highest |
842Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
37.4±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
55.3±8.6Highest 23% above ME |
| St. Agatha and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.3%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| St. Agatha and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$86,221±$14kHighest 15% above ME |
$75,417±$34kLowest about the ME average |
| Lisbon and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$237,200±$50kHighest 20% below ME |
$187,500±$47k 37% below ME |
| Lisbon and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$805±$259 29% below ME |
$435±$176Lowest 62% below ME |
| Exeter and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$3,229Highest 6% above ME |
$1,617 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.6%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±44.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
33.9%±24.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Exeter 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 | — | #60 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 33/MSAD 33 |
| High school in town | — | — | Wisdom Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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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.