Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Biddeford vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most expensive homes ($584k median).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Bremen has the most people working from home (22.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Arrowsic | Biddeford | Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
22,498Highest |
917 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27k 33% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Bremen and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$396,600±$25kLowest 34% above ME |
$425,300±$28k 43% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
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| Arrowsic and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521 16% above ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Biddeford and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.5% ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #111 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Biddeford Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Biddeford High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.1 |
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.