Compare towns
Mechanic Falls vs Bremen vs Cornish
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 kids (24.1% under 18).
Bremen has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Mechanic Falls | Bremen | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,134Highest |
917Lowest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.8±4.7 11% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below 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%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest 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% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,914±$12k 6% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below 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 |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,076±$208Lowest 6% below ME |
— | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,993Highest about the ME average |
$2,829 7% below ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±20.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 5% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 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 | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.