Compare towns
Lisbon Falls vs Readfield vs Bowdoin
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).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Readfield | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,267Highest |
2,651Lowest |
3,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
44.3±10 about the ME average |
| Readfield and Bowdoin 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% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield 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+ | 24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon Falls and Readfield 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 |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
| Bowdoin and Readfield 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 |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$292,800±$71k about the ME average |
| Readfield and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
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| Readfield and Lisbon Falls 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 |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$3,375 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±18 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield and Lisbon Falls 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.