Compare towns
Greene vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most homeowners (87.8%).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (33.9%).
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 | Greene | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
3,612Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.7±4.9Highest 11% below ME |
37.4±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
| Greene and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Greene and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$86,221±$14kLowest 15% above ME |
| Greene and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$237,200±$50kLowest 20% below ME |
| Greene and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$805±$259Lowest 29% below ME |
| Greene and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Lowest about the ME average |
$3,229Highest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.6%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
33.9%±24.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.