Lisbon Falls vs Mechanic Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Lisbon Falls and Mechanic Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Lisbon Falls and Mechanic Falls are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lisbon Falls has the higher population (4,185 vs 2,300 in Mechanic Falls). Lisbon Falls has the higher median household income ($71,513 vs $50,169 in Mechanic Falls). Lisbon Falls has the higher median home value ($237,800 vs $197,700 in Mechanic Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Lisbon Falls	Mechanic Falls
Population	4,185	2,300
Median age	41.8 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,513	$50,169
Median home value	$237,800	$197,700
Median gross rent	$1,028	$1,160
Housing units	1,778	884
Homeownership rate	73.5%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lisbon Falls	Mechanic Falls
Population	4,019 → 4,185 (+4.1%)	2,112 → 2,300 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$59,145 → $71,513 (+20.9%)	$53,194 → $50,169 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $237,800 (+63.1%)	$107,600 → $197,700 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$743 → $1,028 (+38.4%)	$933 → $1,160 (+24.3%)

Lisbon Falls

Population

4,0194,185

Median household income

$59,145$71,513

Median home value

$145,800$237,800

Median gross rent

$743$1,028

Mechanic Falls

Population

2,1122,300

Median household income

$53,194$50,169

Median home value

$107,600$197,700

Median gross rent

$933$1,160

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lisbon Falls	Mechanic Falls
Under 5	5.3%	1.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	29.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	7.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	20.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.2%
55 to 64	18.3%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.2%
75 and over	5.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lisbon Falls	Mechanic Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	77.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lisbon Falls	Mechanic Falls
No high school diploma	3.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	39.3%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lisbon Falls	Mechanic Falls
Drove alone	77.1%	82.3%
Carpooled	13.6%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lisbon Falls	Mechanic Falls
1-unit, detached	71.9%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.4%	30.8%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Lisbon Falls	Mechanic Falls
Poverty rate	4.9%	13.0%
Average household size	2.41	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1962	1970