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Biddeford vs Saco vs Windsor
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).
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k median).
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 | Saco | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
20,819 |
2,690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
44.9±1.5Highest about the ME average |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
| Saco and Windsor 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% |
16.7%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Saco 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% ME: 36.2% |
43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
$92,241±$11kHighest 23% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
$413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Saco and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$100Highest 13% above ME |
$1,249±$385Lowest 10% above ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
| Biddeford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401 45% above ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Saco and Windsor 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Saco 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 | #38 of 133 in ME | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Biddeford Public Schools | Saco Public Schools | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | Biddeford High School | None in town | None in town |
| 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.