Best PlacesNorth Lyndon, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Lyndon, 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.
North Lyndon ranks 29,834th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Lyndon
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 Lyndon's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Lyndon ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 87% of towns
Where North Lyndon ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$49,721 median, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Lyndon
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Lyndon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,721, 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 Lyndon's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Lyndon
North Lyndon 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 North Lyndon.
Who works in North Lyndon, and how
Work in North Lyndon centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Lyndon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Lyndon.
What the weather is like in North Lyndon, month by month
North Lyndon sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 14° | 5° |
| April | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| July | 78° | 66° | 57° |
| October | 55° | 45° | 37° |
Flying in and out of North Lyndon
The nearest airport, Presque Isle International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 351 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Lyndon
Schools across North Lyndon average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Caribou Community SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Woodland Consolidated SchA+ · 78% proficient
- Dawn F Barnes Elementary SchA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Caribou High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Van Buren District Secondary SchA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Lyndon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Lyndon 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 Lyndon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Lyndon
Is North Lyndon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Lyndon ranks 29,834th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and quiet, 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 North Lyndon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,113. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $49,721 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is North Lyndon safe?
North Lyndon is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare North Lyndon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Lyndon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Lyndon 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 Lyndon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Lyndon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Lyndon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Lyndon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Lyndon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Lyndon 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.