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Machias is a small town of 1,316 people in Washington County, Maine. It's about 65 miles from Bangor, ME and 241 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $720 a month.
1,316people
$136kTypical home
$720/moRent
76° / 29°Summer / winter
75"Snow
192Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,316
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 487 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Boston, MA
- 65 mi to Bangor, ME
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$860/mo)
- Median rent $720/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (382 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 15% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BHB airport
- 158 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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.