These Are The 10 Worst Places To Live In Maine

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The website Roadsnacks.net has put out a list of the 10 worst places to live in Maine. What do you think?

Here is a blip from their list. 

Is it all great in The Pine Tree State? Of course not. Just like every other state, Maine has its trouble spots. The purpose of this post is to use science and data to determine which cities in Maine are the least desirable to live in.

Of course, many of the cities on this list would rank highly if they were in other states. But nonetheless, according to science, these cities are the worst places you could possibly live if you make Maine your home.

After analyzing 50 of the state’s most populous cities (over 5,000 people), we came up with this list as the 10 worst places to live in Maine:

How the numbers were crunched.

A lot of criteria was used in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using FBI crime data, the government census, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Sperling’s Best Places, this is the criteria we used:

  • Population Density (The lower the worse – meaning there’s not a lot of indoor entertainment)
  • Highest Unemployment Rates
  • Adjusted Median Income (Median income adjusted for the cost of living)
  • High Housing Vacancy Rate
  • Education (Low expenditures per student and high Student Teacher Ratio)
  • High Crime

1. Skowhegan

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2. Augusta

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3. Paris

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4. Caribou

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5. Presque Isle

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6. Waterboro

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7. Waterville

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8. Old Town

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9. Lewiston

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10. Sanford

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