Lyman ranks #26 in Maine for low depression
Lyman is ranked on 34 lists against the 144 Maine towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Hotter summers than 95% of Maine
Not better or worse, just Lyman’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Lyman out-ranks 2 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Lyman lands in the top half on 16 of 21 lists
Each dot is Lyman’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in ME, the right end is last. Areas where Lyman does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Lyman sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
The lists Lyman does best on
Each list ranks every ME town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lyman marked.
Where Lyman lands in every ME ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Milford · 54%
#46
Most trails#1 Falmouth · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#36
Most walkable#1 South Portland · 70.0 / sq mi
#65 Health
Healthiest#1 Cape Elizabeth · 98 / 100
#72
Lowest obesity#1 Falmouth · 24%
#78
Fewest smokers#1 Cape Elizabeth · 7%
#60
Most active#1 Cape Elizabeth · 14%
#67
Fewest uninsured#1 Cape Elizabeth · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 Cape Elizabeth · 23%
#26
Closest to a top hospital#1 Augusta · 1.3 mi
#102 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Acton · 51.2%
#35
Most new homes#1 Bethel · 19.2 per 1,000
#50
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Lincoln · +112.0%
#47
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Sanford · 39.7 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Millinocket · 1.4 yrs
#108
Cheapest rent#1 Waldoboro · $348/mo
#57
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Lowest property tax#1 Corinth · $1,381/yr
#58
Rent easiest to afford#1 Biddeford · 37.2%
People
Most educated#1 Cape Elizabeth · 74.1%
#104
Youngest#1 Orono · 21.8
#131
Oldest#1 Harpswell · 62.0
#14
Most residents 65+#1 Bristol · 42.8%
#35
Most kids#1 Jefferson · 28%
#114 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Houlton · 10.4 min
#129 Climate
Snowiest#1 Caribou · 118 in
#36
Least snow#1 Berwick · 39 in
#100
Mildest winters#1 Kittery · 16.2°
#39
Hottest summers#1 South Berwick · 81.7°
#8
Coolest summers#1 St. George · 74.0°
#136
Longest growing season#1 St. George · 178 days
#126
Wettest#1 Rumford · 52 in
#11 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Camden · 37.4 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Camden · 20.5 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Camden · 39.3 per child
Safety
R Safest#1 Richmond · 1.3The number on the right is Lyman’s spot. All of Maine’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every ME list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.