Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Machiasport’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. Its National Register listings include Fort O'Brien and Libby Island Light Station. Machiasport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Machiasport beats most towns.
Census counts: 688 in 1830, a peak of 1,531 in 1880, 962 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1776 and 4 maps from 1918 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Machiasport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Machiasport, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Machiasport.
In Machiasport, 83% of households own their home, close to Maine’s towns (81%) and above U.S. towns (73%). For Machiasport, the midpoint rent is $1,053 a month.
| Machiasport | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,053 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its one school is below. Machiasport’s only public school teaches 57 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort O'Brien SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 57 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
41% of adults have high blood pressure in Machiasport. In Machiasport, 30% of adults get no exercise outside work, where Maine’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 25%.
| Machiasport | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Machiasport | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who get no exercise | 30.2% | 23.1% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 39.1% | 32.8% |
| More adults with diabetes | 13.2% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among 144 Maine towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Machiasport. The share of residents in Machiasport who live below the poverty line: 16%. The top destinations are Machias (36%), East Machias (12%) and Bangor (4%). For Machiasport, the average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Machiasport | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summers in Machiasport are cool, and winters chilly, snowy, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 73°, January nights drop to 16° and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
There are 8.4 miles of trail across 8 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Larrabee Heath Preserve, at 511 acres. Machiasport’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Machiasport | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Long Point Preserve | 1.7 mi | 168 |
| 2. Larrabee Heath Preserve | — | 511 |
| 3. Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area | — | 166 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in half of U.S. communities. Households in Machiasport have drawn federal disaster aid in 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 31% come from inland flooding and 28% from hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Machiasport; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Machiasport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
5 places in Machiasport on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Machiasport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 962 at the 2020 census. Machiasport is a historic seaport and tourist destination.
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5 towns share a border with Machiasport.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machiasport | — | — | B− | — | — | C− |
| East Machias | — | — | C | — | — | C− |
| Roque Bluffs | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Machias | — | — | B− | B+ | C− | D |
| Jonesport | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| Cutler | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Machiasport, East Machias, Machias and Jonesport have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Machiasport, East Machias and Jonesport report no FBI crime data of their own. Roque Bluffs and Cutler aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Machiasport with a neighbor →
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That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($56,024 across the county).
