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Lisbon Falls vs Bristol
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 affordable homes ($246k median).
Bristol has the most people working from home (25%).
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 | Bristol |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,267Highest |
2,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
61±3.2Highest 36% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon Falls and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
42.8%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon Falls and Bristol 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 |
$100,750±$19kHighest 35% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
$406,400±$54kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,051±$106Highest 8% below ME |
| Bristol and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,947Highest about the ME average |
$2,668Lowest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±18Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon Falls and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1968Highest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #16 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Bristol Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.