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Little Falls vs Ogunquit vs Brooks vs South Windham
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Brooks has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
South Windham has the youngest population (median age 36.5).
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 | Ogunquit | Brooks | South Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 718Lowest |
1,379Highest |
1,208 |
1,212 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±21.2 3% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% 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% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brooks and Little Falls 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
35.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $127,500±$72k 71% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
| South Windham and Little Falls 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$314,300±$81k 6% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
— | $1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
$1,824±$2k 60% above ME |
| Little Falls and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,041 33% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$2,941 3% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.3%±31.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brooks and Little Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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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.