Compare towns
Lisbon vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon has the most affordable homes ($258k median).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k 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 | Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,750Highest |
7,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,819±$9kLowest 4% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,300±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,324Lowest 9% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 17% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lisbon Public Schools | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Lisbon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.8 |
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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.