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Biddeford vs Bath vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Biddeford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Bangor has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Biddeford | Bath | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,498 |
8,815Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
41±1.3 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Highest 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+ | 17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6 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 | $72,333±$4kHighest 3% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Biddeford and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100Highest 13% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,055±$43 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1954Highest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath 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 | #111 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Biddeford High School | Morse High School | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1 |
14.8Highest |
13.3Lowest |
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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.