Compare towns
Limestone vs Mapleton vs Newburgh vs Machias
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Machias has the most renters (50.3% rent).
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 | Limestone | Mapleton | Newburgh | Machias |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,884 |
1,475Lowest |
2,020Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
| Newburgh and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±4.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Machias and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
$34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
| Mapleton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$141,300±$17k 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $754±$233 34% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
$692±$276 39% below ME |
| Newburgh and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,885 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
58.9%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Machias and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 24% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
16 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Machias Public Schools |
| High school in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | None in town | — | Machias Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | — | 10.4Highest |
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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.