What stands out worked out from the figures below

Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).

Brunswick has the most homeowners (71.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Biddeford	Brunswick
People
Population	22,498Highest	22,336Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME	40±2.8Highest 11% below ME
	Brunswick and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1%	17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1%
	Brunswick 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%	22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%	53.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	11%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8%	13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8%
	Brunswick and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME	$74,952±$6kHighest about the ME average
	Brunswick and Biddeford 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	$376,300±$15kLowest 27% above ME
	Biddeford and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME	$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME
	Brunswick and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,401Lowest 45% above ME	$4,756Highest 57% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4%	56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	15.5%Highest ME: 10.7%	7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3%	71.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 4% below ME	23 minLowest 5% below ME
Work from home	14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9%	19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9%
	Brunswick 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	#30 of 133 in ME
School district	Biddeford Public Schools	Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10
High school in town	Biddeford High School	Brunswick High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.1Highest	10.9Lowest
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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.