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Arrowsic vs Biddeford vs Long Island
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 kids (22.4% under 18).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Long Island has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Long Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597 |
22,498Highest |
249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
47.5±10.6 6% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Long Island 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% |
18.1%±11.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Long Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Arrowsic and Long Island 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% |
50.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$91,250±$29k 22% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Long Island 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 |
$551,100±$122k 86% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Long Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412 40% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
$2,194±$226Highest 93% above ME |
| Long Island and Arrowsic 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 |
$3,357Lowest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Long Island and Biddeford 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% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
27 min 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.8%±13Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Long Island 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 | Long Island Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Biddeford High School | None in town |
| 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.