Name: Mechanic Falls, ME statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Mechanic Falls

Androscoggin County gains about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,007

Moved out4,610

Net+397

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cumberland County, ME1,433885+548

Oxford County, ME460554−94

Kennebec County, ME384534−150

York County, ME273173+100

Sagadahoc County, ME222199+23

Franklin County, ME1861860

Penobscot County, ME10896+12

Somerset County, ME5280−28

Within Maine, other states or abroad

Arrivals

66%34%

Leavers

63%37%

Within MaineOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K

Leavers$54K

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

Who moves here: 4.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Androscoggin County report $55,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,300.
Income you would need: $43,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,076 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,612 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $244,300.
Getting to work: 25 minutes each way on average; 13.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Westwego, LA matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving out6
$54,326
23% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$54,987
22% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
4.5
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Mechanic Falls	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.7%	18% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.4%	28% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	4.5	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$54,987	22% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$54,326	23% below

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 27.8%, 36% above the median place.

Mechanic Falls27.8%

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

$43,040

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

27.8%

36% above the median place

Home price to income

5.3x

39% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

28%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$33,100

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Like Mechanic Falls, but easier on the budget

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

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Lewistown, MT	24.8% vs 27.8%	n/a	Compare
Litchfield, MN	21.6% vs 27.8%	n/a	Compare
Weiser, ID	24.6% vs 27.8%	n/a	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
42.9%
15% below the median place
Median year built1
1969
0% below the median place
Median home value1
$244,300
24% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Mechanic Falls	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,076	21% below
Rent to income1	27.8%	36% above
Property tax rate1	1.1%	21% above
Home price to income1	5.3x	39% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	94.7	6% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,677	4% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,676	18% below
Median home value1	$244,300	24% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	7.0%	119% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	71.7%	39% above
Homeownership1	69.4%	4% above
Renters paying 30%+1	42.9%	15% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,612	14% below
Vacant homes1County figure	7.0%	1% below
Median year built1	1969	0% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$46,384
42% below the median place
Income per person1
$26,412
34% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Mechanic Falls	Vs median
Median household income1	$46,384	42% below
Income per person1	$26,412	34% below
Unemployment1County figure	4.3%	11% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$60,240	9% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.0%	19% below
Jobs5County figure	48,382	68% below
Poverty rate1County figure	14.4%	34% above
Mean commute1	25 min	2% above
Works from home1County figure	13.8%	11% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 98.3%, 6% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
98.3%
6% above the median place
No health insurance1
15.8%
147% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
15.3%
52% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.9 +10%

High school or higher95.0% +3%

Household size2.4 −6%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Mechanic Falls	Vs median
Population1	1,991	6646th largest
Median age1	42.9	10% above
Bachelor's or higher1	15.3%	52% below
High school or higher1	95.0%	3% above
Household size1	2.4	6% below
Born abroad1County figure	5.6%	37% below
No health insurance1	15.8%	147% above
Homes with broadband1	98.3%	6% above

Life in Mechanic Falls

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

All Soul's Chapel listed 1977
Elms listed 1985
Seaverns, George, House listed 1985

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents30.1 3.0×

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k25.1 2.3×

Libraries per 10k5.0 5.8×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

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 bars19.9 −4%

Shops36.6 +21%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%

Doctors' offices and clinics13.9 −31%

Child care centers5.7 2.5×

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

Public schools11
1
89% below the median place
Public school students11
241
95% below the median place
Students per teacher11
10.0
35% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Mechanic Falls	Vs median
Public schools11	1	89% below
Public school students11	241	95% below
Students per teacher11	10.0	35% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	19.9	4% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	36.6	21% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	4.1	0% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	13.9	31% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	5.7	148% above
Parks per 10k8	30.1	196% above
Playgrounds per 10k8	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k8	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	25.1	125% above
Libraries per 10k8	5.0	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9	3	77% below

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 124, 35% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

124

35% below the median place

Property crime per 100k

1,119

8% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Average temperature12
45°F
18% below the median place
January average low12
10°F
60% below the median place
July average high12
79°F
9% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Mechanic Falls	Vs median
July average high12County figure	79°F	9% below
January average low12County figure	10°F	60% below
Average temperature12County figure	45°F	18% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	47.8 in	9% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	59.1	36% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	86.2	22% above
Tornado risk13County figure	19.8	76% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	24.8	60% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	36.3	60% below
Median air quality index14County figure	34	21% below
Good air days14County figure	85.2%	24% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 15.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Down 12.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 127.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$33,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 3% of places

Pay vs rent

-5.6 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 5% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Mechanic Falls in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, up from 28% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,076/mo (2024)	$1,360/mo	$1,120 to $1,660/mo	+4.0%
Median household income	$46,384 (2024)	$57,000	$48,000 to $67,500	+3.4%
Median home value	$244,300 (2024)	$379,000	$275,000 to $523,000	+7.6%

The median home would be worth 6.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.3 now.

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

Places like Mechanic Falls

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

Place	Rent	Income
Westwego, LA	$1,049	$46,261	Compare
Oxford, NC	$995	$43,054	Compare
Columbia, PA	$1,075	$54,437	Compare
Lewistown, MT	$1,007	$48,750	Compare

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Common questions

Is Mechanic Falls a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $33,500 a year left, less than in 95% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 22 Maine places. Household income has grown -2.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 33 Maine places. On cost, space and class size it scores 37 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Mechanic Falls expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $244,300.

What salary do you need to live in Mechanic Falls?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Mechanic Falls safe?

There were 124 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Mechanic Falls?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Westwego, LA, Oxford, NC, Columbia, PA and Lewistown, MT.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Mechanic Falls with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Mechanic Falls itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mechanic-falls-maine

Citytistics. “Mechanic Falls, Maine.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mechanic-falls-maine/

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