Compare towns
Machias vs Mapleton vs Milo
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 shortest commute (16 min average).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
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 | Mapleton | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,020 |
1,884Lowest |
2,165Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
| Milo and Mapleton 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Machias and Mapleton 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% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,300±$17k 52% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276 39% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$879±$400Highest 23% below ME |
| Milo and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,885Highest 38% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Machias and Milo 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% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Machias and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Machias Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Machias Memorial High School | None in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.