Best PlacesWest Hollis, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Hollis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Hollis ranks 2,652nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Hollis
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 Hollis' strengths and weaknesses
Where West Hollis ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
Where West Hollis ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,184 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Hollis
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Hollis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,268, 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 Hollis' effective rate of 0.76%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Hollis
West Hollis's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Hollis.
Who works in West Hollis, and how
Work in West Hollis centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Hollis
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across West Hollis, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Hollis, month by month
West Hollis sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 25° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 38° |
Flying in and out of West Hollis
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Hollis
Schools across West Hollis average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Waterboro Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Hollis SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Massabesic Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Bonny Eagle Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top high schools
- Bonny Eagle High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Massabesic High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Hollis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Hollis 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 Hollis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Hollis
Is West Hollis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Hollis ranks 2,652nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and low crime, and lowest on state infrastructure and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Hollis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $346,632. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $102,268 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is West Hollis safe?
Yes, West Hollis is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare West Hollis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Hollis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Hollis 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 Hollis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Hollis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Hollis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Hollis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Hollis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Hollis 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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