Compare towns
Lisbon vs Gray vs Lisbon Falls
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 people working from home (18.1%).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Lisbon Falls has the most renters (29.9% rent).
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 | Gray | Lisbon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,750Highest |
8,429 |
4,267Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
41.1±4.4 8% below ME |
| Gray and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Gray 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% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray 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+ | 23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $979±$286 14% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,324 9% above ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 17% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Gray 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Lisbon Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Lisbon High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.8Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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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.