Machias is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Machias, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Machias in 100 people: 6 aged 65 or older (WA: 17)
Machias changed by +7% from 2010 to 2020. Some 1,276 people live here (census survey, 2020–24). Across WA, 40 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; here, 34. For every 100 households, 80 own and the rest rent, beside 64 owners across WA.
Median age 36.7 (WA 38.3).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Machias says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 3 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Machias
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Machias’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Machias or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Machias in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.