Compare towns
Lewiston vs Lisbon vs Topsham
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).
Lisbon has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Topsham has the most expensive homes ($361k 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 | Lewiston | Lisbon | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
9,750 |
9,706Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
38.4±2.9 14% below ME |
44.7±4Highest about the ME average |
| Topsham 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% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6Lowest 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%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
$91,028±$10kHighest 22% above ME |
| Topsham 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 |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
$360,800±$20kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44 13% below ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,355±$642Highest 19% above ME |
| Topsham and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899Lowest 5% below ME |
$3,324 9% above ME |
$4,259Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9Lowest 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Topsham 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 | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | Lisbon Public Schools | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | Lisbon High School | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
15.8Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.