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Mechanic Falls vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mechanic Falls has the most affordable homes ($271k median).
Bremen has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Mechanic Falls | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,134Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.8±4.7Lowest 11% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mechanic Falls and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bremen 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 | $69,914±$12kLowest 6% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Bremen and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,900±$44kLowest 9% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,076±$208 6% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,993Highest about the ME average |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±20.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mechanic Falls and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 5% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.