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Topsham vs Windsor vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the most expensive homes ($361k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Lisbon has the youngest population (median age 38.4).
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 | Windsor | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,706 |
2,060Lowest |
9,750Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.7±4Highest 15% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
38.4±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Topsham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lisbon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 13% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$77,819±$9k 4% below U.S. |
| 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 8% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$258,300±$26k 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,355±$642Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$979±$286Lowest 31% below U.S. |
| Topsham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,259 37% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$3,324Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±14.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.2%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.