Compare towns
Little Falls vs Ogunquit vs Mars Hill vs Brooks
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 highest household income ($128k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
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 | Mars Hill | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 718Lowest |
1,379 |
1,398Highest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±21.2 3% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
| 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%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Brooks 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% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
— | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,116±$112 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,041 33% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.3%±31.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Mars Hill and Brooks 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% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.6% ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 8% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | — | — | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.0 |
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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.