Best PlacesWest Seboeis, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Seboeis, 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.
West Seboeis ranks 32,081st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Seboeis
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 Seboeis' strengths and weaknesses
Where West Seboeis 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 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 87% of towns
Where West Seboeis ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Seboeis
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Seboeis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,400, 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 West Seboeis' effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in West Seboeis
West Seboeis 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 Seboeis.
Who works in West Seboeis, and how
Work in West Seboeis centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in West Seboeis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Seboeis.
What the weather is like in West Seboeis, month by month
West Seboeis sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 19° | 10° |
| April | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 83° | 70° | 58° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of West Seboeis
The nearest airport, Bangor International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 246 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Seboeis
Schools across West Seboeis average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brownville Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Granite Street SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hichborn Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Mattanawcook Jr High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Medway Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Penobscot Valley High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Stearns Jr-sr High SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Mattanawcook AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Seboeis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Seboeis 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 Seboeis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Seboeis
Is West Seboeis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Seboeis ranks 32,081st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Seboeis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $324,341. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $70,400 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is West Seboeis safe?
West Seboeis is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
Compare West Seboeis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Seboeis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Seboeis 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 Seboeis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Seboeis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Seboeis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Seboeis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Seboeis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Seboeis 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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