Compare towns
Lisbon Falls vs Lisbon vs Standish
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).
Lisbon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Lisbon | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,267Lowest |
9,750 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.4Highest 8% below ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
| Lisbon Falls and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest 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+ | 17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lisbon Falls and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1% ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
$979±$286 14% below ME |
$983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
| Standish and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,947Lowest about the ME average |
$3,324Highest 9% above ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Lisbon 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 minLowest 17% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Standish 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 | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Lisbon Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | Lisbon High School | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.8Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.