Lisbon vs Sabattus

A side-by-side comparison of Lisbon and Sabattus: population, income, housing, and more.

Lisbon and Sabattus are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lisbon has the higher population (3,453 vs 497 in Sabattus). Sabattus has the higher median household income ($79,125 vs $72,066 in Lisbon). Lisbon has the higher median home value ($217,200 vs $171,300 in Sabattus).

Population, income & housing

	Lisbon	Sabattus
Population	3,453	497
Median age	37.0 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,066	$79,125
Median home value	$217,200	$171,300
Median gross rent	$829	—
Housing units	1,533	181
Homeownership rate	73.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lisbon	Sabattus
Population	2,946 → 3,453 (+17.2%)	758 → 497 (-34.4%)
Median household income	$51,838 → $72,066 (+39.0%)	$50,476 → $79,125 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$154,800 → $217,200 (+40.3%)	$150,700 → $171,300 (+13.7%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $829 (+4.0%)	—

Lisbon

Population

2,9463,453

Median household income

$51,838$72,066

Median home value

$154,800$217,200

Median gross rent

$797$829

Sabattus

Population

758497

Median household income

$50,476$79,125

Median home value

$150,700$171,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lisbon	Sabattus
Under 5	5.2%	10.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	10.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.2%	28.2%
35 to 44	23.6%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	1.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.6%
75 and over	6.3%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lisbon	Sabattus
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lisbon	Sabattus
No high school diploma	4.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	24.5%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lisbon	Sabattus
Drove alone	57.0%	79.8%
Carpooled	9.0%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lisbon	Sabattus
1-unit, detached	57.9%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Lisbon	Sabattus
Poverty rate	7.8%	3.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1984	1941