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Lewiston vs Limerick vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lewiston has the most renters (48.8% rent).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Lewiston | Limerick | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
3,400Lowest |
9,750 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
38.4±2.9 14% below ME |
| Limerick and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lewiston and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
| Limerick and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
| Limerick and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44 13% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899 5% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,324Highest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
29 min 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Limerick 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 | #132 of 133 in ME | — | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — | Lisbon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | — | Lisbon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Lowest |
— | 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.