Best PlacesSouth Freeport, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Freeport, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Freeport ranks 4,022nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Freeport
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 Freeport's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Freeport ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
Where South Freeport ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,229 a month, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Freeport
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Freeport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,894, 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 South Freeport's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in South Freeport
South Freeport 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 Freeport.
Who works in South Freeport, and how
Work in South Freeport centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in South Freeport
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across South Freeport, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Freeport, month by month
South Freeport sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of South Freeport
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Freeport
Schools across South Freeport average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Yarmouth Elementary SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Mast Landing SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frank H Harrison Middle SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Freeport Middle SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Top high schools
- Freeport High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Yarmouth High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Freeport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Freeport 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 Freeport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Freeport
Is South Freeport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Freeport ranks 4,022nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, civic engagement, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Freeport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $475,749. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $82,894 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is South Freeport safe?
Yes, South Freeport is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare South Freeport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Freeport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Freeport 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 Freeport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Freeport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Freeport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Freeport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Freeport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Freeport 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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