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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
Biddeford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Bremen has the most homeowners (93.6%).
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 | Biddeford | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen 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% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25kLowest 34% above ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Bremen and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100 13% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Biddeford and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 4% below ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen 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 | — |
| School district | Biddeford Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Biddeford High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.