Compare towns
Lisbon Falls vs Bowdoin vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon Falls has the most renters (29.9% rent).
Bowdoin has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 Falls | Bowdoin | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,267Highest |
3,188Lowest |
4,262 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Durham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Lisbon Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Durham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
$292,800±$71k about the ME average |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Durham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $971±$450 15% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,947Lowest about the ME average |
$3,375 11% above ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±18Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Durham and Bowdoin 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 | — | #28 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.