Rank	County	Score	Property Tax	Cost of Living	Income & Jobs	Health	Disaster Risk
1	Franklin County	70.5	72.1	82.5	21.6	73.8	56.4
2	Lincoln County	70.5	76.1	73.1	30.4	75.4	68.2
3	Piscataquis County	69.8	75	82.7	19.4	71.7	47.7
4	Sagadahoc County	69.3	70.7	67.5	37	78.5	76.7
5	Hancock County	68.8	77.6	74	28.8	74.4	45
6	Waldo County	68.5	71.8	75.3	28.1	72.8	59.4
7	Washington County	67.7	70.6	83.6	17.5	65.5	52.5
8	Knox County	67.6	67	69.8	30.3	76.5	71.4
9	Oxford County	66.5	71.5	80.6	21.2	68.8	34.1
10	Somerset County	65.8	69.7	80.5	20.1	68.8	32.1
11	Aroostook County	65.4	67.9	83.7	18.8	69.3	19.6
12	Kennebec County	65	70.2	74.9	25.9	73	24.8
13	Androscoggin County	64.6	67	71.6	27.3	73.4	40.9
14	Penobscot County	63.8	66.9	75.6	24.7	71.8	22
15	York County	63.8	73.2	63.4	37.5	78.9	18.5
16	Cumberland County	62.3	71	56.5	44.1	80.4	23

Data: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, FBI UCR, CDC, FEMA NRI, NCES, EPA SDWIS. Scores are 0-100 (higher is better). Rankings are based on available data dimensions and may change as new data sources are added. This information is for research purposes only and should not be the sole factor in relocation decisions.

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