Compare towns
Machias vs Ogunquit vs Marshfield vs Jonesport
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%).
Marshfield has the most kids (28.5% under 18).
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 | Marshfield | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,020Highest |
1,379 |
499Lowest |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
-9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
$67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Jonesport 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
$142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276Lowest 39% below ME |
— | — | $1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
| Jonesport 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 |
$2,342 23% below ME |
$1,800Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
13.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.5% 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 |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 33% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
18 min 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Machias Public Schools | — | — | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | Machias Memorial High School | — | — | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Highest |
— | — | 9.2Lowest |
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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.