Updated April 2026 · 2 cities · 6 data sources
Maine Data Profile 2026: Crime, Schools, Water, Air, Hospitals & City Spending
Crime & Safety
Maine has an average safety score of 49/100 across 1 cities, below the national average of 61.5/100.
School Quality
Maine cities average a school score of 73/100 across 1 cities.
Top School Districts
| City | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Bar Harbor | 73 | B |
Lowest-Rated Schools
| City | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Bar Harbor | 73 | B |
Hospital Quality
Maine cities have an average hospital quality rating of 1.8/5 across 2 cities with a total of 5 hospitals tracked.
Top-Rated Hospital Cities
| City | Avg Quality | Hospital Count |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 3.5/5 | 4 |
| Bar Harbor | 0/5 | 1 |
According to data compiled by CitySpend.org from 6 federal sources, Maine has 2 tracked cities with an average safety score of 49, school score of 73, and water safety score of 0.
Frequently Asked Questions
Based on FBI crime data, Bangor is the safest city in Maine with a safety score of 49/100 (Grade D).
Bar Harbor has the highest average school score in Maine at 73/100 (Grade B).
Cross-site data compiled from CrimeContext, WaterSafe, AirHistory, SchoolGrades, HospitalCosts, and CitySpend databases. Scores reflect the most recent federal data available for each dimension.
The this entity record above pulls directly from the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. municipal and county government finances distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. cities, counties, and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.