Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lisbon grades B− overall, ranked 62nd of 142 in Maine, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $78K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 79% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 72% of Maine towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $345K, 5.1 years of the Lewiston metro’s $68K median household income. Lisbon has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. Cyril and St. Methodius Church and Farwell Mill. Lisbon’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 25 minutes in Maine’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Beaver Park, 312 acres with 6.5 miles of trail.
Where Lisbon beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,614 in 1810, a low of 1,376 in 1860, 9,711 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Lisbon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lisbon.
Lisbon is safe by national standards but not by Maine’s and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Maine.
At 8.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 65% of Maine’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Lisbon is 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Lisbon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Lisbon Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lisbon High School, with 396 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 657 | C− |
| Lisbon High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 396 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Lisbon for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Lisbon has added 327 jobs, to 1,827 in 2023. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Lisbon.
| Lisbon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lisbon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 79.5°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 81% of Maine places with climate records; January nights average 11°.
Lisbon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Lisbon’s July high is 80°F. About 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Lisbon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 80°F | 79°F | 85°F |
| January low | 11°F | 10°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.7 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves.
| Lisbon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaver Park | 6.5 mi | 312 |
| 2. Summer Street Park | 1.1 mi | 25 |
| 3. Pinewoods Roads Sports Complex | — | 187 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Lisbon home is worth about $345,000, up 3.1% in a year, 16% below the Maine typical home.
| Lisbon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $979 a month | $1,108 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 81% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lisbon beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Lisbon adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Lisbon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Lisbon | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 32.6% | 35.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lisbon. Close and well known come first.
28 mi LighthousePortland Head Light23 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
26 mi LandmarkFort Gorges23 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestones
31 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
26 mi MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad MuseumPortland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lisbon
About 4 of every 100 Lisbon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Lisbon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Lisbon on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Lisbon.
Town in Maine, United States
Lisbon is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,711 at the 2020 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston–Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area. The town of Lisbon includes the villages of Lisbon and Lisbon Falls.
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6 towns share a border with Lisbon.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | #62 | B− | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| Bowdoin | #41 | B+ | B | — | A− | B |
| Lisbon Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topsham | #30 | A− | C | B+ | A− | A− |
| Durham | #50 | B | C | — | A | B+ |
| Lewiston | #138 | D | C | C | D− | C− |
| Sabattus | #58 | B | B+ | A | C− | C+ |
Bowdoin and Durham report no FBI crime data of their own. Lisbon Falls isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lisbon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lisbon grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #62 of 142 in Maine. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and C for schools.
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 Greg Moore and Benjamin Franklin Dunning.
