Best PlacesNorth Leeds, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Leeds, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Leeds ranks 8,672nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Leeds
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.
North Leeds' strengths and weaknesses
Where North Leeds ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
Where North Leeds ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute33.8 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Leeds
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Leeds home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,208, 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 North Leeds' effective rate of 1.03%, 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 North Leeds
North Leeds runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Leeds.
Who works in North Leeds, and how
Work in North Leeds centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Leeds
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Leeds.
What the weather is like in North Leeds, month by month
North Leeds sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of North Leeds
The nearest airport, Augusta State, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Leeds
Schools across North Leeds average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Monmouth Memorial SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Leeds Central SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tripp Middle SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
Top high schools
- Leavitt Area High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Monmouth AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Leeds school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Leeds 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 North Leeds against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Leeds
Is North Leeds a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Leeds ranks 8,672nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and clean air, 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 North Leeds expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,800. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $85,208 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is North Leeds safe?
Yes, North Leeds is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare North Leeds with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Leeds. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Leeds 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.
North Leeds detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Leeds: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Leeds: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Leeds: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Leeds: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Leeds 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.