Compare towns
Biddeford vs Gray vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Gray | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
8,429Lowest |
8,815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray 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% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Gray 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% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Biddeford and Gray 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 |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Gray and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bath 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% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Biddeford High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1 |
12.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.