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Biddeford vs Oakland
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%).
Oakland has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
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 | Oakland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
2,710Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Highest 22% below ME |
32.6±5.5Lowest 27% below ME |
| Biddeford and Oakland 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% |
29.1%±8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Biddeford and Oakland 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% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4kHighest 3% below ME |
$44,848±$19kLowest 40% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$167,000±$65kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100Highest 13% above ME |
$956±$119Lowest 16% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$2,149Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.6%±24.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland 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% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 4% below ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Biddeford and Oakland 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 | #23 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.