Best PlacesSouth Bridgton, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Bridgton, 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.
South Bridgton ranks 13,169th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Bridgton
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.
South Bridgton's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Bridgton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
Where South Bridgton ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute43.7 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Bridgton
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Bridgton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,040, 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 South Bridgton's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Bridgton
South Bridgton 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 South Bridgton.
Who works in South Bridgton, and how
Work in South Bridgton centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in South Bridgton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Bridgton.
What the weather is like in South Bridgton, month by month
South Bridgton sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 22° | 10° |
| April | 58° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 64° | 49° | 37° |
Flying in and out of South Bridgton
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Bridgton
Schools across South Bridgton average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stevens Brook SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Brownfield Denmark Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Songo Locks SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Region Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Region High SchoolA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Bridgton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Bridgton 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 South Bridgton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Bridgton
Is South Bridgton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Bridgton ranks 13,169th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and tree cover, 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 South Bridgton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $306,575. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $86,040 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is South Bridgton safe?
Yes, South Bridgton is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
Compare South Bridgton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Bridgton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Bridgton 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.
South Bridgton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Bridgton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Bridgton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Bridgton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Bridgton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Bridgton 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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