Compare towns
Machias vs Marshfield vs Ogunquit vs Machias
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 youngest population (median age 40.8).
Marshfield has the most kids (28.5% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Machias has the most renters (63.8% 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 | Machias | Marshfield | Ogunquit | Machias |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,020Highest |
499Lowest |
1,379 |
1,316 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+14.4% 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 |
45.9±9.5 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
9.8%±3.4 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% |
25.8%±8.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit 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% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
17.1%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Machias and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $34,375±$16k 54% below ME |
$62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$27,926±$6kLowest 63% below 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±$17k 52% below ME |
$191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$136,300±$25kLowest 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276Highest 39% below ME |
— | — | $656±$463Lowest 42% below ME |
| Machias and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,885Lowest 38% below ME |
$2,342 23% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,890 38% below 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% |
62.4%±23.3 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% ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
32.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
36.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 33% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±6.4Lowest 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 | 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.