Best Places04056, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 04056, 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.
04056 ranks 11,943rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 04056
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.
04056's strengths and weaknesses
Where 04056 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 04056 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute41.0 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 04056
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 04056 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,750, 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 04056's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 04056
04056 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 04056.
Who works in 04056, and how
Work in 04056 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 04056
The coast is about 43 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 04056, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 04056, month by month
04056 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 25° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 04056
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around 04056
Schools across 04056 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Line ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
Top middle schools
- Massabesic Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
Top high schools
- Massabesic High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 04056 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
04056 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 04056 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 04056
Is 04056 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 04056 ranks 11,943rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and cheap car insurance, 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 04056 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,200. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $58,750 median income, cost of living beats 13% of zip codes.
Is 04056 safe?
Yes, 04056 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $124 per resident a year.
Compare 04056 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 04056. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 04056 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.
04056 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 04056: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 04056: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 04056: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 04056: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
04056 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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