Bridgton vs Falmouth

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgton and Falmouth: population, income, housing, and more.

Bridgton and Falmouth are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bridgton has the higher population (1,666 vs 1,447 in Falmouth). Falmouth has the higher median household income ($89,625 vs $58,992 in Bridgton). Falmouth has the higher median home value ($737,300 vs $239,200 in Bridgton).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgton	Falmouth
Population	1,666	1,447
Median age	41.3 yrs	62.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,992	$89,625
Median home value	$239,200	$737,300
Median gross rent	$747	$1,441
Housing units	974	800
Homeownership rate	83.4%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	64.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgton	Falmouth
Population	2,542 → 1,666 (-34.5%)	1,949 → 1,447 (-25.8%)
Median household income	$55,116 → $58,992 (+7.0%)	$99,861 → $89,625 (-10.3%)
Median home value	$154,000 → $239,200 (+55.3%)	$428,700 → $737,300 (+72.0%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $747 (-20.2%)	$1,356 → $1,441 (+6.3%)

Bridgton

Population

2,5421,666

Median household income

$55,116$58,992

Median home value

$154,000$239,200

Median gross rent

$936$747

Falmouth

Population

1,9491,447

Median household income

$99,861$89,625

Median home value

$428,700$737,300

Median gross rent

$1,356$1,441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgton	Falmouth
Under 5	1.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	8.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	1.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	6.5%
35 to 44	7.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	17.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	9.7%	21.1%
65 to 74	16.6%	19.5%
75 and over	4.9%	20.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgton	Falmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgton	Falmouth
No high school diploma	2.9%	1.2%
High school graduate	23.5%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	34.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgton	Falmouth
Drove alone	57.1%	69.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	14.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.3%	23.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgton	Falmouth
1-unit, detached	80.8%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bridgton	Falmouth
Poverty rate	31.6%	4.6%
Average household size	2.19	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1956	1969