Best Places04006, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 04006, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
04006 ranks 5,269th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 04006
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
04006's strengths and weaknesses
Where 04006 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 04006 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,184 a month, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
Who lives in 04006
04006 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 04006.
Who works in 04006, and how
Work in 04006 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in 04006
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 04006, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 04006, month by month
04006 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 04006
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around 04006
Schools across 04006 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Biddeford Primary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Biddeford Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top high schools
- Biddeford High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 04006 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
04006 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 04006 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 04006
Is 04006 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 04006 ranks 5,269th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, an educated workforce, and good schools, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 04006 safe?
Yes, 04006 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 04006?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 17. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Compare 04006 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 04006. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 04006 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
04006 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 04006: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 04006: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 04006: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 04006: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
04006 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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