Compare towns
Lisbon vs Ogunquit vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering LisbonLisbon Falls
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k 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 | Lisbon | Ogunquit | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,612Highest |
1,379 |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.4±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit 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±$14k 15% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Lisbon 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $805±$259Lowest 29% below ME |
— | $995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
| Exeter and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,229 6% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 33.9%±24.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Lisbon 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.