Compare towns
Lisbon vs Exeter vs Lisbon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon has the most people working from home (33.9%).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Lisbon Falls has the most renters (29.9% rent).
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 | Lisbon | Exeter | Lisbon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,612 |
1,093Lowest |
4,267Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.4±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
41.1±4.4 8% below ME |
| Exeter and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon Falls and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,221±$14kHighest 15% above ME |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
| Lisbon and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,200±$50k 20% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$245,700±$25kHighest 17% below ME |
| Lisbon Falls and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $805±$259Lowest 29% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$971±$450 15% below ME |
| Exeter and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,229Highest 6% above ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,947 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 33.9%±24.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Exeter 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 | #60 of 133 in ME | — | — |
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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.