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Lisbon vs Island 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Island Falls has the most affordable homes ($108k 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 | Island Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,750Highest |
768Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
50.7±10.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Island Falls and Lisbon 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% |
20.7%±7.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Island Falls 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% |
26.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,819±$9kHighest 4% above ME |
$56,328±$8kLowest 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,300±$26kHighest 13% below ME |
$108,300±$25kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $979±$286Highest 14% below ME |
$636±$124Lowest 44% below ME |
| Lisbon and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,324Highest 9% above ME |
$1,720Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.9%±51.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 17% above ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Island Falls 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 | — |
| School district | Lisbon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Lisbon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.