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Mapleton vs Lisbon vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Lisbon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Waterville has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Mapleton | Lisbon | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
9,750 |
17,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
38.4±2.9 14% below ME |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% below ME |
| Mapleton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% below ME |
| Mapleton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$258,300±$26kHighest 13% below ME |
$184,600±$21kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$979±$286Highest 14% below ME |
$978±$72 14% below ME |
| Lisbon and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,324Highest 9% above ME |
$2,755 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterville and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Waterville 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 | #105 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Lisbon Public Schools | Waterville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Lisbon High School | Waterville Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.8Highest |
12.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.