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Biddeford vs Newburgh
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 people working from home (14.2%).
Newburgh has the most homeowners (81.2%).
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.
| Measure | Biddeford | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh 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% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Newburgh 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 |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100Highest 13% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Biddeford 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% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.