Compare towns
Falmouth vs Ogunquit vs Scarborough
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Scarborough has the most affordable homes ($552k 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 | Scarborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,755 |
1,379Lowest |
23,215Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+17% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47±3.8Lowest 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.8±2.7 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
57.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Falmouth and Scarborough 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±$56kLowest 53% above ME |
$133,558±$21k 79% above ME |
| Falmouth and Scarborough 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 |
$551,900±$39kLowest 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±$441Highest 86% above ME |
— | $1,956±$178Lowest 72% above ME |
| Falmouth and Scarborough 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 |
$5,978 97% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±9.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.9%±13.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Scarborough 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% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 21% below ME |
| Work from home | 33.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.6%±4.2Lowest 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 | — | #35 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Falmouth Public Schools | — | Scarborough Public Schools |
| High school in town | Falmouth High School | — | Scarborough High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 11.0Highest |
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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.