Best PlacesOquossoc, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oquossoc, 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.
Oquossoc ranks 20,233rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Oquossoc
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.
Oquossoc's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oquossoc ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
Where Oquossoc ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute39.5 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oquossoc
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oquossoc home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,215, 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 Oquossoc's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Oquossoc
Oquossoc 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 Oquossoc.
Who works in Oquossoc, and how
Work in Oquossoc centers on real estate and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Oquossoc
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oquossoc.
What the weather is like in Oquossoc, month by month
Oquossoc sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 46° | 38° | 30° |
| July | 75° | 66° | 58° |
| October | 54° | 46° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Oquossoc
The nearest airport, Augusta State, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oquossoc
Schools across Oquossoc average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stratton Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Pittsburg School (elem)C− · 29% proficient
- Errol Consolidated Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt Abram Regional High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Pittsburg School (high)D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oquossoc school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oquossoc 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 Oquossoc against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oquossoc
Is Oquossoc a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oquossoc ranks 20,233rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and civic engagement, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oquossoc expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $422,884. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $66,215 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Oquossoc safe?
Oquossoc is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $325 per resident a year.
Compare Oquossoc with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oquossoc. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oquossoc 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.
Oquossoc detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oquossoc: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oquossoc: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oquossoc: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oquossoc: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oquossoc 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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