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Biddeford vs Ogunquit vs South Eliot
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
South Eliot has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | South Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
1,379Lowest |
4,203 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
55.5±8 24% above ME |
| Ogunquit and South Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Biddeford and South Eliot 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
32.8%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and South Eliot 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% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
49.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$99,299±$9k 33% above ME |
| Ogunquit and South Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25kLowest 34% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$475,600±$52k 60% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
— | $2,155±$292Highest 89% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Lowest 45% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$4,442 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±29.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Eliot 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±4.5Lowest 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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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.