Compare towns
Cumberland vs Mapleton vs Falmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Falmouth has the most people working from home (33.6%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cumberland | Mapleton | Falmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,647 |
1,884Lowest |
12,755Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4 6% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47±3.8Highest 5% above ME |
| Falmouth and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Falmouth and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Falmouth and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$150,919±$24k 102% above ME |
| Cumberland and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42k 108% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$767,500±$55kHighest 159% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,120±$441 86% above ME |
| Cumberland and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116 134% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$7,742Highest 155% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±9.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cumberland and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
33.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Falmouth and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #25 of 133 in ME | — | #3 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Falmouth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Greely High School | None in town | Falmouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 9.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.