Best Places04459, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 04459, 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.
04459 ranks 27,120th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 04459
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.
04459's strengths and weaknesses
Where 04459 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 04459 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute41.3 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 04459
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 04459 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,136, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 04459's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 04459
04459 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 04459.
Who works in 04459, and how
Work in 04459 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 04459
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 04459.
What the weather is like in 04459, month by month
04459 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 19° | 10° |
| April | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 83° | 70° | 58° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 04459
The nearest airport, Bangor International, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 256 miles away.
The best schools in and around 04459
Schools across 04459 average an A+, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Opal Myrick Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Lee/winn SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt Jefferson Jr High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Medway Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Schenck High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Mattanawcook AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 04459 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
04459 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 04459 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 04459
Is 04459 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 04459 ranks 27,120th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and quiet, and lowest on health outcomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 04459 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,549. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $45,136 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 04459 safe?
Yes, 04459 is safer than 64% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
Compare 04459 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 04459. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 04459 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.
04459 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 04459: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 04459: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 04459: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 04459: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
04459 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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