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Lincoln vs Lisbon vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lincoln has the most renters (28% rent).
Lisbon has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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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.

MeasureLincolnLisbonOgunquit
People
Population
1,461
1,583Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.8±10.1
20% above U.S.
46.4±5.7Lowest
19% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.4%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
21.5%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Lisbon and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28.3%±7
U.S.: 17.2%
20.8%±5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$70,625±$54k
13% below U.S.
$65,500±$13kLowest
19% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$342,000±$38k
about the U.S. average
$198,000±$19kLowest
40% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,143±$498Lowest
19% below U.S.
$1,344±$303Highest
5% below U.S.
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Lisbon and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,984Lowest
4% below U.S.
$4,691Highest
50% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
49.7%±26
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±18.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Lisbon and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
22 minLowest
19% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
16.3%±8.1
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District Lisbon Regional School District —
High school in town Lin-Wood Public School (High) Lisbon Regional School (High) —
Students per teacherat that high school
7.4Highest
6.4Lowest
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U.S. 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.