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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Maine

Best sunny, walkable cities in Maine

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Portland, ME69k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 203 days · walkability: 62/100 · january low: 16°F

  2. 2.Augusta, ME19k residents

    44/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 12°F

  3. 3.Lewiston, ME38k residents

    42/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 12°F

  4. 4.Westbrook, ME21k residents

    40/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 16°F

  5. 5.Auburn, ME25k residents

    39/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 12°F

  6. 6.Waterville, ME17k residents

    38/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 9°F

  7. 7.Bangor, ME32k residents

    36/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 9°F

  8. 8.Biddeford, ME22k residents

    36/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 13°F

  9. 9.Saco, ME21k residents

    36/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 13°F

  10. 10.Sanford, ME22k residents

    35/100

    sunny days / year: 200 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 10°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Maine?
Portland, ME ranks first with a fit score of 61/100, followed by Augusta (44) and Lewiston (42), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.