Living in Lisbon Falls, ME
Lisbon Falls is a small town of 4,267 people in Androscoggin County, Maine. It's about 8 miles from Lewiston, ME and 125 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $971 a month.
4,267people
$246kTypical home
$971/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
77"Snow
212Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,267
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,160 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,549/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,206 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to AUG airport
- 28 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 258 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Maine districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Androscoggin County: R+6 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk