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Little FallsME
A town of 718.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
718
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$376K
Census ACS
Household income
$128K
median
Median age
46.3
years
Jobs based here
99
A commuter town
Is Little Falls a good place to live?
Little Falls’ median rent is $2,205 a month, against $1,106 a month in Maine’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. No town among the 144 in Maine we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Little Falls. Little Falls’ trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile, above both Maine’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Hawkes Preserve, at 39 acres. Little Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
718 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
GorhamWindhamSouth WindhamLittle Falls
Nearby attractions
All 62 attractions →Portland Head Light and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Little Falls. Close and well known come first.
14 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
12 mi LandmarkFort Gorges33 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
11 mi MuseumPortland Museum of Art
11 mi MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
15 mi Theme parkFuntown Splashtown USASources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Funtown Splashtown USA: Paulec252, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
Moving to Little Falls: who provides what
Little Falls is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerCentral Maine Power27.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPortland Water District-GreaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCumberland CountyCumberland County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereGorham Town ClerkTown of Gorham; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2026
ZIP code0403804038 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Little Falls.
Work & commute
Compared with most of Maine and the rest of the country, fewer of Little Falls’ working residents work locally
0.5% of Little Falls working residents work locally. Jobs based in Little Falls grew to 99 in 2023, 34 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Portland (25%), Gorham (12%) and South Portland (11%).
0%work in town
| Little Falls | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Little Falls0%
Portland25%
Gorham12%
South Portland11%
Westbrook10%
9 mi
median commute distance
99
jobs based in Little Falls
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Little Falls, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Little Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Little Falls’ July high is 81°F.
69″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–34°
Spring33–55°
Summer57–79°
Fall39–59°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Low risk in Little Falls, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesIce storms
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
10%conserved
10%
conserved · 80 of 795 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 2.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hawkes Preserve | 0.9 mi | 39 |
| 2. Gambo Preserve | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 3. Saint Pierre Preserve | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
More of Little Falls’ adults binge drink than in the typical Maine or U.S. town
20% of adults binge drink in Little Falls. Among 144 Maine towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Little Falls. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Little Falls.
| Little Falls | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Maine
13 better16 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Little Falls | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.1% | 8.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.1% | 15.5% |
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
10.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$410Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Little Falls
16pages on Little Falls
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Little Falls
Saint Joseph's College of MaineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Standish6.5 mi$44,420 tuitionUniversity of Southern MaineUniversity or college · Public · Portland9.7 mi$11,284 in-state tuitionSouthern Maine Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · South Portland12.2 mi$4,156 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Little Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Little Falls for work
Where Little Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
99jobs based in Little Falls
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Little Falls
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
Little Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Gorham in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, Little Falls had a population of 863. Prior to 2010, Little Falls was part of the Little Falls-South Windham census-designated place. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 140 ft
Questions about Little Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Little Falls, ME a good place to live?
Little Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.