Compare towns
Machias vs Ogunquit vs Limestone
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k 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 | Ogunquit | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,020Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7 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 | $34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Limestone 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276Lowest 39% below ME |
— | $754±$233Highest 34% below ME |
| Limestone and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,885 38% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Machias and Limestone 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Machias Public Schools | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | Machias Memorial High School | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.