Compare towns
Machias vs Marshfield vs Ogunquit
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 renters (50.3% rent).
Marshfield has the most kids (28.5% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Marshfield | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,020Highest |
499Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,300±$17kLowest 52% below ME |
$191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276 39% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,885Lowest 38% below ME |
$2,342 23% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Machias 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% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 33% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | 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.