Best PlacesReeds, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reeds, 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.
Reeds ranks 28,413th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Reeds
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.
Reeds' strengths and weaknesses
Where Reeds ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
Where Reeds ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$47,404 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reeds
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reeds home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $47,404; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Reeds' effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Reeds
Reeds 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 Reeds.
Who works in Reeds, and how
Work in Reeds centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Reeds
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reeds.
What the weather is like in Reeds, month by month
Reeds sees roughly 92 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 Reeds
The nearest airport, Augusta State, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reeds
Schools across Reeds average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stratton Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt Abram Regional High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reeds school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reeds 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 Reeds against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reeds
Is Reeds a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reeds ranks 28,413th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, cheap car insurance, and quiet, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reeds expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,200. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $47,404 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Reeds safe?
Yes, Reeds is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Reeds with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reeds. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reeds 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.
Reeds detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reeds: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reeds: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reeds: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reeds: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reeds 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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