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Biddeford vs Newfield
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%).
Newfield has the most homeowners (96.7%).
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 | Newfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
1,580Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Biddeford and Newfield 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% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4kHighest 3% below ME |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
| Biddeford and Newfield 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 |
$318,100±$27kLowest 7% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100 13% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$2,402Lowest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Biddeford and Newfield 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% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #111 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | Biddeford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.