Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in Maine for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 4 places
- #1LewistonPopulation 37,577 · mixed overall livability24% match
- #2BangorPopulation 31,705 · mixed overall livability24% match
- #3PortlandPopulation 68,280 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #4South PortlandPopulation 26,656 · solid overall livability7% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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