Compare towns
Lyman vs Biddeford vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyman has the highest household income ($87k).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Lyman | Biddeford | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,612 |
22,498Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.2% ME: +2.6% |
+6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.8±2Highest 20% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
52±3.3 16% above ME |
| Lyman and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Biddeford and Lyman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Lyman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,284±$14kHighest 17% above ME |
$72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Lyman and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,400±$44k 22% above ME |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
| Biddeford and Lyman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$522Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
| Casco and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,717Lowest 11% below ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±44.7 ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco and Lyman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 35% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Lyman 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 | #40 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | None in town | Biddeford High School | 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.