Areavibes.com has released their list of the Best Places To Live for 2016. They used these metrics to achieve their rankings: Amenities, Cost of Living, Crime, Education, Employment, Housing and Weather. Here is their Top Ten Best Places To Live in Maine for 2016.

1. Yarmouth: 80
2. Kennebunk 79
3. Topsham 78
4. York Harbor 78
5. Cumberland Center 78
6. Falmouth 78
7. Falmouth Foreside 78
8. South Eliot 78
9. Kittery 78
10. Kennebunkport 77

They assign each city and town a livability score. The average score in Maine is a 71, the national average is 72. The best place to live in America is Las Palmas, Texas with a score of 91.

Yarmouth received an 80 livability score which is extremely livable.
Yarmouth received the following grades:
Amenities: A+
Cost of Living: D
Crime: A+
Education: A+
Employment: B
Housing: A
Weather: D

Here are rankings for many places in central Maine.

Augusta scored a 71
Waterville scored a 72
Gardiner scored a 74
Winslow scored a 74
Auburn scored a 74
Winthrop scored a 73
Belfast scored a 72
Skowhegan scored a 69
Wilton scored a 72
Fairfield scored a 71.

 

 

 

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