Compare towns
Falmouth vs Ogunquit vs Cumberland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Falmouth has the most renters (15.6% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Cumberland has the most affordable homes ($617k median).
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 | Falmouth | Ogunquit | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,755Highest |
1,379Lowest |
8,647 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+17.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47±3.8 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Highest 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+ | 24.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Falmouth and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $150,919±$24k 102% above ME |
$114,259±$56kLowest 53% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% 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 | $767,500±$55k 159% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$616,800±$42kLowest 108% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,120±$441Lowest 86% above ME |
— | $2,143±$759Highest 88% 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 | $7,742Highest 155% above ME |
$4,473Lowest 47% above ME |
$7,116 134% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±9.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3Highest 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 | 2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 33.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Falmouth 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 | #3 of 133 in ME | — | #25 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Falmouth Public Schools | — | RSU 51/MSAD 51 |
| High school in town | Falmouth High School | — | Greely High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.