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Country around East Machias is a rural area of about 1,230 people in Washington County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Bangor, ME and 249 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $845 a month.
1,230people
$211kTypical home
$845/moRent
78° / 29°Summer / winter
76"Snow
192Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,230 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Boston, MA
- 64 mi to Bangor, ME
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to BHB airport
- 164 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Maine districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+24 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.