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Lisbon is a small town of 3,612 people in Androscoggin County, Maine. It's about 5 miles from Lewiston, ME and 126 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 $237k and rent runs about $805 a month.
3,612people
$237kTypical home
$805/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
77"Snow
212Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,612
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,046 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Boston, MA
- 5 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,496/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% 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 (147 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to AUG airport
- 28 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 194 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Maine districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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