Mechanic Falls vs Sabattus

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

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

Mechanic Falls has the higher population (2,300 vs 497 in Sabattus). Sabattus has the higher median household income ($79,125 vs $50,169 in Mechanic Falls). Mechanic Falls has the higher median home value ($197,700 vs $171,300 in Sabattus).

Population, income & housing

	Mechanic Falls	Sabattus
Population	2,300	497
Median age	38.7 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,169	$79,125
Median home value	$197,700	$171,300
Median gross rent	$1,160	—
Housing units	884	181
Homeownership rate	59.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mechanic Falls	Sabattus
Population	2,112 → 2,300 (+8.9%)	758 → 497 (-34.4%)
Median household income	$53,194 → $50,169 (-5.7%)	$50,476 → $79,125 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $197,700 (+83.7%)	$150,700 → $171,300 (+13.7%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,160 (+24.3%)	—

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

Sabattus

Population

758497

Median household income

$50,476$79,125

Median home value

$150,700$171,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mechanic Falls	Sabattus
Under 5	1.6%	10.3%
5 to 17	29.0%	10.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	7.9%	28.2%
35 to 44	20.3%	9.1%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	9.3%	1.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.6%
75 and over	4.7%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mechanic Falls	Sabattus
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	5.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mechanic Falls	Sabattus
No high school diploma	5.1%	9.2%
High school graduate	49.3%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mechanic Falls	Sabattus
Drove alone	82.3%	79.8%
Carpooled	0.8%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	9.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mechanic Falls	Sabattus
1-unit, detached	52.0%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Mechanic Falls	Sabattus
Poverty rate	13.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.71	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1970	1941