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Whitneyville vs Machias
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitneyville has the most kids (28.2% under 18).
Machias has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Whitneyville | Machias |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 170Lowest |
2,020Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 36.5±20.4Lowest 19% below ME |
40.8±9.6Highest 9% below ME |
| Machias and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 28.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Whitneyville and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,938±$10kHighest 25% below ME |
$34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
| Whitneyville and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $118,800±$49kLowest 60% below ME |
$141,300±$17kHighest 52% below ME |
| Machias and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $692±$276 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,318Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,885Highest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
58.9%±22.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Whitneyville and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minHighest 29% below ME |
16 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 0%±17.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Machias and Whitneyville 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.