Best PlacesWellington, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wellington, 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.
Wellington ranks 15,562nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wellington
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.
Wellington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wellington ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
Where Wellington ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,269 median, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wellington
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wellington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,269, 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 Wellington's effective rate of 0.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wellington
Wellington 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 Wellington.
Who works in Wellington, and how
Work in Wellington centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Wellington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wellington.
What the weather is like in Wellington, month by month
Wellington sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 17° | 9° |
| April | 50° | 38° | 29° |
| July | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| October | 57° | 47° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Wellington
The nearest airport, Bangor International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 199 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wellington
Schools across Wellington average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Piscataquis Community ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Harmony ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
Top high schools
- Piscataquis Community Secondary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Dexter Regional High SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/senior High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wellington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wellington 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 Wellington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wellington
Is Wellington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wellington ranks 15,562nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wellington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,900. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $48,269 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Wellington safe?
Yes, Wellington is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $123 per resident a year.
Compare Wellington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wellington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wellington 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.
Wellington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wellington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wellington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wellington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wellington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wellington 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.