Compare towns
Lewiston vs Sidney 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).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Sidney | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,324Highest |
4,790Lowest |
9,750 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
38.4±2.9 14% below ME |
| Sidney and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Lisbon 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% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sidney and Lewiston 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% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$44 13% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,899 5% below ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,324Highest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Sidney 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | RSU 18 | Lisbon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Lewiston High School | None in town | Lisbon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Lowest |
— | 15.8Highest |
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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.