Compare towns
Machias vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Machias has the most people working from home (12.7%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Machias | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,020Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,300±$17kLowest 52% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276 39% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,885Highest 38% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Machias and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Machias and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Machias Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Machias Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.