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Topsham vs Lisbon 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
Topsham has the most expensive homes ($361k median).
Lisbon has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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 | Topsham | Lisbon | Lisbon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,706 |
9,750Highest |
4,267Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±4Highest about the ME average |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
41.1±4.4 8% below ME |
| Topsham and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham 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+ | 50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,028±$10kHighest 22% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
| Topsham and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,800±$20kHighest 22% above ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,355±$642Highest 19% above ME |
$979±$286 14% below ME |
$971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
| Topsham and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,259Highest 40% above ME |
$3,324 9% above ME |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 min 17% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Topsham 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 | #66 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | Lisbon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Mt Ararat High School | Lisbon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
15.8Highest |
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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.