Best Places04652, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 04652, 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.
04652 ranks 15,866th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 04652
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.
04652's strengths and weaknesses
Where 04652 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 04652 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 04652
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 04652 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,722, 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 04652's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 04652
04652 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 04652.
Who works in 04652, and how
Work in 04652 centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 04652
04652 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 04652 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 04652, month by month
04652 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 53° | 42° | 32° |
| July | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 04652
The nearest airport, Hancock County/Bar Harbor, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 262 miles away.
The best schools in and around 04652
Schools across 04652 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lubec Consolidated SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Edmunds Consolidated SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Bay Ridge ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
Top high schools
- Sumner Memorial High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Shead High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 04652 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
04652 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 04652 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 04652
Is 04652 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 04652 ranks 15,866th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and clean air, and lowest on distance from a big city and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 04652 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,956. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $53,722 median income, cost of living beats 14% of zip codes.
Is 04652 safe?
04652 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $323 per resident a year.
Compare 04652 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 04652. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 04652 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.
04652 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 04652: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 04652: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 04652: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 04652: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
04652 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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