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Lisbon, ME vs Sturtevant, WI

Lisbon

Maine

vs

Sturtevant

Wisconsin

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Lisbon leads on 20 and Sturtevant on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 22% higher in Sturtevant, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$805$981
Lisbon is 18% lower
Median household income
$86,221$92,647
Lisbon is 7% lower
Median home value
$237,200$253,800
Lisbon is 7% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $76,600 a year left in Lisbon and $83,600 in Sturtevant. Money goes further in Sturtevant, by about $7,000 a year.
  • A household earning Lisbon's median of $86,221 would need about $86,000 in Sturtevant to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 13.3 points a year in Lisbon, and pay outran rent by 4.5 points a year in Sturtevant.

How these are calculated

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Sturtevant, WIComposite 60.3 / 100
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906234n/a454562

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureLisbonSturtevantAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$805$981
Rent to income111.2%12.7%
Property tax rate11.4%1.4%
Home price to income12.8x2.7x
Prices vs US average294.796.0
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,677$1,283
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,229$3,586
Median home value1$237,200$253,800
Home prices, 1-year change47.0%7.9%
Home prices, 5-year change471.7%57.3%
Homeownership177.1%81.9%
Renters paying 30%+159.6%41.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,702$1,674
Vacant homes10.0%0.0%
Median year built119851979
Jobs and income
Median household income1$86,221$92,647
Income per person1$44,124$36,033
Unemployment10.0%4.4%
Average annual pay5$60,240$64,928
Pay growth, 1 year53.0%6.2%
Jobs548,38275,873
Poverty rate17.1%7.4%
Mean commute125 min26 min
Works from home113.8%7.3%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.9%
People
Population13,6126,772
Population change since 20206n/a-0.8%
Median age137.437.0
Bachelor's or higher127.1%24.8%
High school or higher196.4%89.4%
Household size12.42.6
Born abroad15.6%3.8%
No health insurance15.9%5.7%
Homes with broadband191.0%95.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.7%13.0%
Moved from another state11.4%1.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people74.53.0
Income of households moving in7$54,987$67,142
Income of households moving out7$54,326$62,743
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k819.920.4
Shops per 10k836.626.1
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.14.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k813.917.6
Child care centers per 10k85.72.3
Parks per 10k924.929.5
Playgrounds per 10k90.032.5
Grocery stores per 10k90.01.5
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.017.7
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails911.10.0
Transit stops per sq mi91.23.2
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a70.9
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a0
National Register listings11158
Safety
Violent crime per 100k12142n/a
Property crime per 100k12447n/a
Schools
Public schools1313
Public school students136571,019
Students per teacher1312.916.2
Climate
July average high1479°F82°F
January average low1410°F14°F
Average temperature1445°F48°F
Annual precipitation1447.8 in35.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1559.185.4
Hurricane risk1586.219.4
Tornado risk1519.893.1
Wildfire risk1524.829.8
Heat wave risk1536.383.0
Median air quality index163441
Good air days1685.2%75.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Lisbon $32,200, Sturtevant $39,240 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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