Best PlacesNew Auburn, Auburn, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Auburn, Auburn, 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.
New Auburn, Auburn ranks 3,531st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Auburn, Auburn
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.
New Auburn, Auburn's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Auburn, Auburn ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where New Auburn, Auburn ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in New Auburn, Auburn
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Auburn, Auburn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,589, 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 New Auburn, Auburn's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 New Auburn, Auburn
New Auburn, Auburn runs younger 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 New Auburn, Auburn.
Who works in New Auburn, Auburn, and how
Work in New Auburn, Auburn centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in New Auburn, Auburn
The coast is about 39 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across New Auburn, Auburn, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Auburn, Auburn, month by month
New Auburn, Auburn sees roughly 67 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 New Auburn, Auburn
The nearest airport, Augusta State, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Auburn, Auburn
Schools across New Auburn, Auburn average an A+, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sherwood Heights Elementary SchA+ · 73% proficient
- Walton SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Auburn Middle SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Top high schools
- Edward Little High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Auburn, Auburn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Auburn, Auburn 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 New Auburn, Auburn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in New Auburn, Auburn
Is New Auburn, Auburn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Auburn, Auburn ranks 3,531st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Auburn, Auburn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,050. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $54,589 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is New Auburn, Auburn safe?
Yes, New Auburn, Auburn is safer than 91% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
Compare New Auburn, Auburn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Auburn, Auburn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Auburn, Auburn 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.
New Auburn, Auburn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Auburn, Auburn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Auburn, Auburn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Auburn, Auburn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Auburn, Auburn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Auburn, Auburn 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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