Compare towns
Wells vs Falmouth vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has the most affordable homes ($485k median).
Falmouth has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Wells | Falmouth | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,713 |
12,755Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
47±3.8Lowest 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Falmouth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Falmouth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$150,919±$24kHighest 102% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% 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 | $485,300±$23kLowest 64% above ME |
$767,500±$55k 159% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% 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 | $1,350±$297Lowest 19% above ME |
$2,120±$441Highest 86% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
$7,742Highest 155% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±9.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 12% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
33.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | #3 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Falmouth Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Wells High School | Falmouth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.