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43.73° N · 70.22° W · GEOID 2324530

Falmouth Foreside

Cumberland County, Maine · part of the Portland, ME metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Falmouth Foreside is home to 2,051 people. Median household income is $177,411 a year and median rent is $2,631 a month, 17.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $855,000, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,631
93% above the median place
Median household income
$177,411
121% above the median place
Median home value
$855,000
168% above the median place
Unemployment
3.1%
36% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Falmouth Foreside

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 55 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 33 Maine places.
  • 80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 33 Maine places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $144,100 a year left, more than in 93% of places its size. It is the highest of 22 Maine places.
  • Household income has grown 11.4% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 95% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 33 Maine places.
  • Median rent is $2,631 a month, higher than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 33 Maine places.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 58% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 99% of places.

01

Moving to Falmouth Foreside

Cumberland County gains about 0.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,543
Moved out13,335
Net+208

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

York County, ME1,8792,279−400
Oxford County, ME359479−120

Within Maine, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MaineOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$86K
Leavers$77K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cumberland County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
17.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cumberland County report $85,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$105,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,631 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,983 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $855,000.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 58.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Oak Brook, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
17.6%
207% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.5%
74% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$85,842
22% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFalmouth ForesideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year117.6%207% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%74% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$85,84222% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$77,17810% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $2,631, 93% above the median place.

Falmouth Foreside17.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$105,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.8%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
27% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$143,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Falmouth Foreside, $2,631 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Falmouth Foreside, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Croton-on-Hudson, NY14.2% vs 17.8%$12,200Compare
South Barrington, IL11.9% vs 17.8%$47,500Compare
Braddock, VA13.7% vs 17.8%$38,100Compare

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Median home value1
$855,000
168% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$8,993
176% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.3%
30% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureFalmouth ForesideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,63193% above
Rent to income117.8%13% below
Property tax rate11.1%15% above
Home price to income14.8x27% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure101.91% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,35346% above
Property tax paid (median)1$8,993176% above
Median home value1$855,000168% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.1%27% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure67.2%30% above
Homeownership186.3%30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure49.9%1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,98359% above
Vacant homes1County figure13.8%95% above
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 58.3%, 368% above the median place.

Works from home1
58.3%
368% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$86,788
117% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFalmouth ForesideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$177,411121% above
Income per person1$86,788117% above
Unemployment1County figure3.1%36% below
Average annual pay5County figure$74,20112% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.0%8% above
Jobs5County figure194,74629% above
Poverty rate1County figure7.3%32% below
Mean commute118 min29% below
Works from home158.3%368% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 79.8%, 149% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
79.8%
149% above the median place
Median age1
53.9
38% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.7%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.1% +3%
Born abroad6.7% −24%
Household size2.6 +3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFalmouth ForesideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0516646th largest
Median age153.938% above
Bachelor's or higher179.8%149% above
High school or higher197.7%6% above
Household size12.63% above
Born abroad16.7%24% below
No health insurance1County figure4.7%27% below
Homes with broadband195.1%3% above
05

Life in Falmouth Foreside

253 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 14 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k4.9 −48%
Grocery stores per 10k9.8 4.6×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.7×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars31.7 +52%
Shops46.1 +52%
Arts, recreation and fitness8.8 2.1×
Doctors' offices and clinics29.1 +44%
Child care centers6.1 2.7×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k7
6.1
165% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
31.7
52% above the median place
Shops per 10k7
46.1
52% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFalmouth ForesideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure95above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure38,224above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure11.327% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure31.752% above
Shops per 10k7County figure46.152% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure8.8115% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure29.144% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure6.1165% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k84.948% below
Grocery stores per 10k89.8360% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails85.4170% above
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure253above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 11°F, 55% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Falmouth Foreside. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low11
11°F
55% below the median place
Average temperature11
46°F
17% below the median place
July average high11
80°F
8% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFalmouth ForesideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure80°F8% below
January average low11County figure11°F55% below
Average temperature11County figure46°F17% below
Annual precipitation11County figure48.6 in11% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure77.017% below
Hurricane risk12County figure90.728% above
Tornado risk12County figure25.569% below
Wildfire risk12County figure38.936% below
Heat wave risk12County figure59.234% below
Median air quality index13County figure399% below
Good air days13County figure74.2%8% above
08

Falmouth Foreside in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,631/mo (2024)$3,420/mo$2,810 to $4,170/mo+4.5%
Median household income$177,411 (2024)$230,000$194,500 to $272,500+4.4%
Median home value$855,000 (2024)$1,244,000$903,000 to $1,713,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Falmouth Foreside

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Oak Brook, IL$2,590$175,870Compare
Annapolis Neck, MD$2,489$173,879Compare
Lakeway, TX$2,981$190,060Compare
Gold River, CA$2,448$175,120Compare
Gold River, CALakeway, TXAnnapolis Neck, MDOak Brook, ILFalmouth Foreside, MEFalmouth ForesideOak BrookAnnapolis NeckLakewayGold RiverFalmouth ForesideOak BrookAnnapolis NeckLakewayGold River

Common questions

Is Falmouth Foreside a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 55 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 33 Maine places. 80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 33 Maine places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Falmouth Foreside expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $855,000.

What salary do you need to live in Falmouth Foreside?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $105,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Falmouth Foreside?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Oak Brook, IL, Annapolis Neck, MD, Lakeway, TX and Gold River, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Falmouth Foreside with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Falmouth Foreside itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/falmouth-foreside-maine

Citytistics. “Falmouth Foreside, Maine.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/falmouth-foreside-maine/

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