Compare towns
Machias vs Ogunquit vs Roque Bluffs
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 affordable homes ($141k median).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Roque Bluffs has the most kids (24.1% 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 | Roque Bluffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,020Highest |
1,379 |
369Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— |
| Median age | 40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
51.1±13.4 14% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Roque Bluffs 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% |
26.3%±9.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Roque Bluffs 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% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$89,375±$34k 20% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Roque Bluffs 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 |
$290,300±$59k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276Lowest 39% below ME |
— | $950±$515Highest 17% below ME |
| Roque Bluffs 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 |
$1,859Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Roque Bluffs 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% |
11.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
17 min 32% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±8.6 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 |
— | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.