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Ranked for Young Families

Best Places to Live in Maine for Young Families

Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 4 places

  1. #1PortlandPopulation 68,280 · mixed overall livability54% match
  2. #2LewistonPopulation 37,577 · mixed overall livability51% match
  3. #3BangorPopulation 31,705 · mixed overall livability51% match
  4. #4South PortlandPopulation 26,656 · solid overall livability32% 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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