WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026
Best Neighborhoods
in Maine
Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.
#1 Pick in Maine
Brewer, Brewer is the top-rated neighborhood in Maine — rated "Good for now."
Top 20 Neighborhoods in Maine
Brewer
Good for nowBrewer, ME
Price
$199K
Walk
39/100
Schools
6.4/10
Auburn
Good for nowAuburn, ME
Price
$227K
Walk
8/100
Schools
6.4/10
Sanford
Good for nowSanford, ME
Price
$241K
Schools
7/10
Gardiner
Good for nowGardiner, ME
Price
$182K
Walk
4/100
Schools
5.9/10
Portland
Think twicePortland, ME
Price
$576K
Walk
90/100
Schools
5.6/10
Waterville
Good for nowWaterville, ME
Price
$168K
Walk
13/100
Schools
6/10
South Portland
Good for nowSouth Portland, ME
Price
$358K
Walk
18/100
Schools
5.6/10
Presque Isle
Think twicePresque Isle, ME
Price
$137K
Walk
25/100
Schools
7.3/10
Bath
Think twiceBath, ME
Price
$281K
Walk
31/100
Schools
6.4/10
Westbrook
Think twiceWestbrook, ME
Price
$300K
Walk
25/100
Schools
5.9/10
Ellsworth
Good for nowEllsworth, ME
Price
$213K
Schools
4.7/10
Caribou
Think twiceCaribou, ME
Price
$122K
Schools
7.4/10
Old Town
Think twiceOld Town, ME
Price
$165K
Walk
2/100
Schools
4.7/10
Rockland
Think twiceRockland, ME
Price
$196K
Walk
6/100
Schools
4.2/10
Bangor
Think twiceBangor, ME
Price
$212K
Walk
7/100
Schools
6.5/10
Biddeford
Think twiceBiddeford, ME
Price
$321K
Schools
6.8/10
Augusta
Think twiceAugusta, ME
Price
$176K
Schools
5.9/10
Yarmouth
Think twiceYarmouth, ME
Price
$539K
Walk
13/100
Schools
4.5/10
Saco
Think twiceSaco, ME
Price
$345K
Schools
5.4/10
Lewiston
Think twiceLewiston, ME
Price
$190K
Walk
12/100
Schools
6.4/10
How we rank neighborhoods in Maine
Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Maine average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.
Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.