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Roque Bluffs vs Machias
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roque Bluffs has the highest household income ($89k).
Machias has the most affordable homes ($141k 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 | Roque Bluffs | Machias |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 369Lowest |
2,020Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.1±13.4Highest 14% above ME |
40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
| Roque Bluffs and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.8Lowest 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+ | 26.3%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Roque Bluffs and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,375±$34kHighest 20% above ME |
$34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,300±$59kHighest about the ME average |
$141,300±$17kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$515Highest 17% below ME |
$692±$276Lowest 39% 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 | $1,859Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,885Highest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
58.9%±22.3Lowest 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 | 11.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minHighest 32% below ME |
16 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Roque Bluffs and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Machias Public Schools |
| High school 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 |
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.