Compare towns
Biddeford vs Troy vs Dayton
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).
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Dayton has the highest household income ($114k).
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 | Troy | Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,498Highest |
984Lowest |
2,313 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
49.3±13.6Highest 10% above ME |
42.1±5.5 6% below ME |
| Troy and Dayton 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% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Troy and Dayton 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% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
$113,750±$24kHighest 52% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
$213,000±$31kLowest 28% below ME |
$398,200±$34kHighest 34% above ME |
| Dayton 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 |
$1,255±$211 10% above ME |
$1,215±$867Lowest 7% above ME |
| Biddeford and Troy 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 |
$1,752Lowest 42% below ME |
$3,872 28% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Troy and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5% ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Troy and Dayton 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Dayton Public Schools |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.