Compare towns
Little Falls vs Mapleton vs Ogunquit vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Little Falls has the most renters (32.9% rent).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gorham has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Little Falls | Mapleton | Ogunquit | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 718Lowest |
1,884 |
1,379 |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21.9% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±21.2 3% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Little Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±16.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$112,312±$6k 50% above ME |
| Little Falls and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,800±$96k 27% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$460,900±$26k 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,680±$355 47% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,041 33% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.3%±31.7 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 12.9 |
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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.