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Westbrook vs Ogunquit vs Falmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westbrook has the most affordable homes ($383k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Falmouth has the highest household income ($151k).
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 | Westbrook | Ogunquit | Falmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,775Highest |
1,379Lowest |
12,755 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47±3.8 5% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±2.4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
72.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Westbrook and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,038±$7kLowest 14% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$150,919±$24kHighest 102% 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 | $383,300±$19kLowest 29% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$767,500±$55k 159% 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 | $1,392±$74Lowest 22% above ME |
— | $2,120±$441Highest 86% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,005Lowest 32% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$7,742Highest 155% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±9.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Westbrook and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
33.6%±5.3 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 | #115 of 133 in ME | — | #3 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Westbrook Public Schools | — | Falmouth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Westbrook High School | — | Falmouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.