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Marshfield vs Levant vs Machias
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most kids (28.5% under 18).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Machias has the most renters (50.3% rent).
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 | Marshfield | Levant | Machias |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 499Lowest |
3,069Highest |
2,020 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.8Highest 9% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
40.8±9.6 9% below ME |
| Marshfield and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Marshfield and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
| Levant and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$141,300±$17kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$692±$276Lowest 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,342 23% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,885Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.9%±22.3 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 | 9.1% ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
16 min 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Machias and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | 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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| 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.