Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,239, settled in 1851. Public schools that outperform most of Iowa.
The best of Lisbon’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes and cost of living. 6.9% of working residents work locally in Lisbon, below the Iowa town median (31%) and near the median of U.S. towns (8%). Lisbon is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Lisbon has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Harrison Stuckslager House and Torrance House. Lisbon's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 87% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Pleasant Grove Heritage Park, at 43 acres. Lisbon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lisbon beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Elementary School | PK–6 | 461 |
| Lisbon Secondary School | 7–12 | 301 |
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 Iowa), ordered by how far Lisbon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 582 in 1860, 2,233 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 4 maps from 1891 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lisbon. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaKinnick Stadium
18 mi MuseumHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
17 mi National Historic SiteHerbert Hoover National Historic Site107K visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
14 mi MuseumNational Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
15 mi MuseumMuseum of Art Cedar RapidsKinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lisbon.
Its public schools are run by the Lisbon Community School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Lisbon Secondary School, with 301 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 461 | B− |
| Lisbon Secondary SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 301 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state tests and graduation
Lisbon beats the Iowa average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of adults binge drink in Lisbon, against 20% in Iowa’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 15% of Lisbon adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Lisbon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lisbon | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 11.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Lisbon for work: only 7% work in town. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Lisbon. Since 2013, Lisbon has added 115 jobs, to 594 in 2023.
| Lisbon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Lisbon home is worth about $311,000, up 4.3% in a year, 32% above the Iowa typical home. Lisbon’s median rent is $798 a month.
| Lisbon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $798 a month | $911 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lisbon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lisbon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 12° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Iowa average. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Iowa.
| Lisbon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.1 years | 38.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Lisbon | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.8% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
| Lisbon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pleasant Grove Heritage Park | — | 43 |
| 2. Lisbon City Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Vernon Studt Veterans Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lisbon
About 3 of every 100 Lisbon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
5 places in Lisbon on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Iowa, United States
Lisbon is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, adjacent to the city of Mount Vernon. The population was 2,233 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area.
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Public schools that outperform most of Iowa.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
