Augusta, the state capital · Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Maine rankings · 2026
Rankings in Maine
21 lists rank Maine’s towns of 2,500+ (143 with an overall grade); Cumberland leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live142 towns · #1 CumberlandBest small towns121 towns · #1 CumberlandMost affordable towns143 towns · #1 MillinocketSafest towns78 towns · #1 RichmondTowns with the best schools142 towns · #1 Cape ElizabethHealthiest towns143 towns · #1 Cape ElizabethBest towns for jobs & income143 towns · #1 CumberlandMost walkable towns143 towns · #1 PortlandTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk143 towns · #1 BridgtonBest towns for the outdoors143 towns · #1 Bar Harbor and CamdenMost historic towns143 towns · #1 HallowellTowns with the most civic life143 towns · #1 CamdenTowns with the least snow141 towns · #1 BerwickDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns141 towns · #1 CaribouDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters170 towns · #1 KitteryDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers170 towns · #1 South Berwick and South BerwickDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers170 towns · #1 St. GeorgeDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes143 towns · #1 CumberlandDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes143 towns · #1 CorinthDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns141 towns · #1 PittstonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries97 towns · #1 CamdenDescribed, no letters
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The Maine page links every graded town with its letter and state rank, plus the smaller places. National lists: rankings across America.
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