evidence: Downeast Magazine Names Belfast As The Best Place To Live In Maine [...] You ever hear the way people (undeservedly these days) in southern Maine talk about Lewiston or Biddeford? That's what Belfast was like then. I honestly can't tell you if it was on purpose, or the town just changed on it's own. Although when MBNA came to town, that likely played a big role. Regardless, here we are all these years later, and Belfast is now the best place to live in Maine.