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Mechanic Falls is a small town of 1,991 people in Androscoggin County, Maine. It's about 11 miles from Lewiston, ME and 126 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,991people
$244kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
75"Snow
212Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,991
- Part of a metro area
- About 373 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Boston, MA
- 11 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,541/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,152 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to PWM airport
- 32 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Androscoggin County: R+6 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk