Best PlacesLitchfield Corners, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Litchfield Corners, 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.
Litchfield Corners ranks 4,183rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Litchfield Corners
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.
Litchfield Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Litchfield Corners ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
Where Litchfield Corners ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,006 a month, better than only 24% of towns
- Short commute31.4 minutes each way, better than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Litchfield Corners
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Litchfield Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,698, 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 Litchfield Corners' effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Litchfield Corners
Litchfield Corners'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 Litchfield Corners.
Who works in Litchfield Corners, and how
Work in Litchfield Corners centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Litchfield Corners
The coast is about 41 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Litchfield Corners, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Litchfield Corners, month by month
Litchfield Corners sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 23° | 12° |
| April | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 70° | 58° |
| October | 62° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Litchfield Corners
The nearest airport, Augusta State, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Litchfield Corners
Schools across Litchfield Corners average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bowdoin Central SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Carrie Ricker SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt Ararat Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Oak Hill Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Hill High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Mt Ararat High SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Litchfield Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Litchfield Corners 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 Litchfield Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Litchfield Corners
Is Litchfield Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Litchfield Corners ranks 4,183rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and good schools, 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 Litchfield Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,139. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $92,698 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Litchfield Corners safe?
Yes, Litchfield Corners is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $110 per resident a year.
Compare Litchfield Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Litchfield Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Litchfield Corners 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.
Litchfield Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Litchfield Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Litchfield Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Litchfield Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Litchfield Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Litchfield Corners 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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