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Biddeford vs New Gloucester
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%).
New Gloucester has the most homeowners (82.9%).
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 | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
40.1±5.5Highest 10% below ME |
| New Gloucester 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% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Biddeford and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
| Biddeford and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100Highest 13% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Biddeford and New Gloucester 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 |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Biddeford and New Gloucester 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #111 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Biddeford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1 |
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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.