Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lisbon grades B− overall, ranked 104th of 151 in Connecticut, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $398K, 4.6 years of the Norwich metro’s $87K median household income. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $93K. No town in Connecticut scores lower than Lisbon on the outdoors. Lisbon’s trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile, against 1.3 in Connecticut’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 7 of Connecticut’s 175 towns do worse.
Where Lisbon beats most towns.
Where Lisbon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Lisbon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,159 in 1820, a low of 502 in 1870, 4,195 in 2020. The archive holds 21 old photos and papers going back to 1798 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lisbon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw38 mi MuseumThe Breakers
9 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
34 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
38 mi MuseumMarble House
37 mi MuseumThe ElmsLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lisbon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lisbon.
Lisbon has better schools than Preston or any other neighbor and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Connecticut.
Most working residents leave Lisbon for work: only 6% work in town. Lisbon’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 8.3% of Lisbon workers work from home.
| Lisbon | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its B− is the best School Grade on its borders; Preston (C+) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Lisbon School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Central SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 413 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests
Lisbon has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Connecticut it is less healthy than 85% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar.
Lisbon beats the Connecticut average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lisbon. Among 154 Connecticut towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Lisbon.
| Lisbon | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lisbon | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.1% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No town among the 155 in Connecticut we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Lisbon. Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Only 3 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Lisbon. The biggest park or preserve is Burnham Tavern Grounds, at 131 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burnham Tavern Grounds | 0.1 mi | 131 |
| 2. Lisbon Meadows Park | 0.1 mi | 57 |
| 3. Rogers Prehistoric Archaeological Site | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lisbon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lisbon
About 4 of every 100 Lisbon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
6 places in Lisbon on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Lisbon.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Lisbon is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) by road northeast of Norwich. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 4,195 at the 2020 census. The town center is also known as the village of Newent. The town school is Lisbon Central School. Its only postal code, 06351, is Jewett City, Connecticut, which is a village of the town of Griswold, Connecticut and encompasses all of Lisbon and Griswold.
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5 towns share a border with Lisbon.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Preston (C+) comes closest.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | #104 | B− | C− | — | B− | B |
| Griswold | #129 | C | C | — | C− | B |
| Sprague | #131 | C− | C+ | — | D | B |
| Preston | #114 | C+ | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Jewett City | #139 | D | D | — | C− | B− |
| Norwich | #145 | D | D | B− | D | C+ |
Lisbon, Griswold, Sprague, Preston and Jewett City report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lisbon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lisbon grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #104 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
3 notable people were born here, including Elias Perkins and Aaron Dwight Stevens.
