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Mapleton vs Machias vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Machias has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Mapleton | Machias | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
2,020Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$141,300±$17kLowest 52% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$692±$276 39% below ME |
$950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
| Newburgh and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,885 38% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.9%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Machias and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
16 minLowest 33% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Machias and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Machias Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Machias Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.