Best PlacesWest Enfield, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Enfield, 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.
West Enfield ranks 13,743rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Enfield
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.
West Enfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Enfield ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
Where West Enfield ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Enfield
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Enfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,411, 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 West Enfield's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 West Enfield
West Enfield 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 West Enfield.
Who works in West Enfield, and how
Work in West Enfield centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in West Enfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Enfield.
What the weather is like in West Enfield, month by month
West Enfield sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 12° |
| April | 53° | 42° | 32° |
| July | 80° | 69° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of West Enfield
The nearest airport, Bangor International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 233 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Enfield
Schools across West Enfield average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Enfield Station Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hichborn Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Mattanawcook Jr High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
Top high schools
- Penobscot Valley High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Mattanawcook AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Enfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Enfield 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 West Enfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Enfield
Is West Enfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Enfield ranks 13,743rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and low crime, and lowest on distance from a big city and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Enfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,960. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $61,411 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is West Enfield safe?
Yes, West Enfield is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare West Enfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Enfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Enfield 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.
West Enfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Enfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Enfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Enfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Enfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Enfield 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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