Compare towns
Gardiner vs Gorham vs Lisbon vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gardiner has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Lisbon has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Gardiner | Gorham | Lisbon | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,088 |
18,300Highest |
9,750 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.6 6% below ME |
39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,782±$10kLowest 4% below ME |
$112,312±$6k 50% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,600±$19kLowest 25% below ME |
$460,900±$26k 55% above ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$191 about the ME average |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,742Lowest 10% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,324 9% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±13.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gardiner and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
29 min 17% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | Gorham Public Schools | Lisbon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Gardiner Area High School | Gorham High School | Lisbon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Lowest |
12.9 |
15.8Highest |
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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.