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Berwick vs Biddeford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most homeowners (87.4%).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
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 | Berwick | Biddeford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,175Lowest |
22,498Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Highest 9% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Berwick and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
| Berwick and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19kLowest 24% above ME |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
| Biddeford and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
| Berwick and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$4,401Lowest 45% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Biddeford 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Biddeford Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Biddeford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.1 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
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.