Best Places04010, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 04010, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
04010 ranks 18,680th 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 04010
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.
04010's strengths and weaknesses
Where 04010 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 97% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 04010 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute43.3 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 04010
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 04010 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,889, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 04010's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 04010
04010's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 04010.
Who works in 04010, and how
Work in 04010 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 04010
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 04010.
What the weather is like in 04010, month by month
04010 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 22° | 10° |
| April | 58° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 64° | 49° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 04010
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around 04010
Schools across 04010 average an A, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sacopee Valley Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Molly Ockett SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Brownfield Denmark Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sacopee Valley Middle SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
Top high schools
- Sacopee Valley High SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Lake Region High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Kennett High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 04010 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
04010 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 04010 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 04010
Is 04010 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 04010 ranks 18,680th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and low crime, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 04010 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $287,500. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $60,889 median income, cost of living beats 15% of zip codes.
Is 04010 safe?
Yes, 04010 is safer than 95% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $163 per resident a year.
Compare 04010 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 04010. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 04010 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.
04010 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 04010: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 04010: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 04010: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 04010: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
04010 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.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- 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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