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Baldwin vs Mechanic Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Mechanic Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Baldwin | Mechanic Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
3,134Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
39.8±4.7Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.4%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$69,914±$12kHighest 6% below ME |
| Mechanic Falls and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$270,900±$44kHighest 9% below ME |
| Mechanic Falls and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,076±$208 6% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,993Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±20.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mechanic Falls and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 32% above ME |
26 minLowest 5% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Mechanic Falls 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 | — | #122 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.