Best Places04011, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 04011, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
04011 ranks 3,135th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 04011
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.
04011's strengths and weaknesses
Where 04011 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 04011 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,229 a month, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 04011
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 04011 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,468, 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 04011's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 04011
04011 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 04011.
Who works in 04011, and how
Work in 04011 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 04011
04011 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. The coast is about 18 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 04011 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 04011, month by month
04011 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 15° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 04011
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around 04011
Schools across 04011 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Harriet Beecher Stowe ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brunswick Jr High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Top high schools
- Brunswick High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 04011 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
04011 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 04011 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 04011 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 04011
Is 04011 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 04011 ranks 3,135th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and an educated workforce, and lowest on state infrastructure and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 04011 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $378,471. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $82,468 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 04011 safe?
Yes, 04011 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 04011?
July highs average about 82 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 15. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 04011 good for families?
Schools beat 100% of zip codes, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $1,229 a month.
Compare 04011 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 04011. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 04011 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.
04011 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 04011: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 04011: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 04011: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 04011: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
04011 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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