Mechanic Falls
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1875
Universalist Church, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Christmas '75, 1875
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About Mechanic Falls
Town in Maine, United StatesMechanic Falls is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,107 at the 2020 census. Mechanic Falls contains the census-designated place of the same name. It is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
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Housing in Mechanic Falls
The typical Mechanic Falls home is worth about $298,000, down 2.4% in a year, 28% below the Maine typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Mechanic Falls
Safety Grade B
Mechanic Falls reports less crime per resident than 60% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Mechanic Falls sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Mechanic Falls
All Mechanic Falls schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Mechanic Falls’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.
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