Machias
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About Machias
Town in Maine, United StatesMachias (, mə-CHY-əss) is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. It is home to the University of Maine at Machias and Machias Valley Airport, a small public airport owned by the town. The word Machias roughly translates in Passamaquoddy as "bad little falls", a reference to the Machias River. Machias was the site of the first naval battle of the American Revolution.
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Housing in Machias
The typical Machias home is worth about $181,000, up 3.4% in a year, 56% below the Maine typical home.
Safety in Machias
Safety Grade A-
Machias reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Machias sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Machias
All Machias schools →School Grade D
The public schools Machias’s kids attend trail 90% of Maine’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Machias is
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