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Biddeford vs North Windham
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).
North Windham has the most homeowners (80.1%).
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 | North Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
5,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
42±3Highest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Windham 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% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham and Biddeford 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% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100Highest 13% above ME |
$1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
| Biddeford and North Windham 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 |
$3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Biddeford and North Windham 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% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham 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 | — |
| School district | Biddeford Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Biddeford High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.