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Machias vs Ogunquit vs Roque Bluffs 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 the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Roque Bluffs has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
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 | Roque Bluffs | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,020Highest |
1,379 |
369Lowest |
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 |
51.1±13.4 14% above ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
| 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% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Roque Bluffs and Limestone 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% |
21.7%±3.6 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% |
20.3% 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% |
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 |
$89,375±$34k 20% above ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below 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±$17k 52% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$290,300±$59k about the ME average |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276Lowest 39% below ME |
— | $950±$515Highest 17% below ME |
$754±$233 34% below ME |
| Roque Bluffs and Limestone 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 |
$1,859 39% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% 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% |
32%±12.4 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% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs 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 |
17 min 32% below ME |
19 min 24% 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% |
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.