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Falmouth vs Ogunquit vs Long Island
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 kids (24.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has the oldest population (median age 62.8).
Long Island has the most affordable homes ($551k 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 | Long Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,755Highest |
1,379 |
249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47±3.8Lowest 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.5±10.6 6% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Long Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±11.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Falmouth and Long Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
50.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.3Lowest 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±$24kHighest 102% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$91,250±$29kLowest 22% above ME |
| Falmouth and Ogunquit 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 |
$551,100±$122kLowest 86% 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 |
— | $2,194±$226Highest 93% above ME |
| Long Island 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,357Lowest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±9.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Long Island 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% ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
27 minHighest 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 33.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.8%±13Lowest 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 | — | — |
| School district | Falmouth Public Schools | — | Long Island Public Schools |
| High school in town | Falmouth High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.