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Bangor vs Biddeford vs Kennebunkport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most affordable homes ($220k median).
Biddeford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Kennebunkport has the most people working from home (31.6%).
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 | Bangor | Biddeford | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
22,498 |
3,684Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3 8% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bangor and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Biddeford and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
$102,747±$30kHighest 37% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
$740,500±$109kHighest 150% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076Lowest about the ME average |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$3,914 29% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
48.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 23 yrs older than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | Biddeford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
14.1Highest |
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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.