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New Gloucester vs Biddeford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the most homeowners (82.9%).
Biddeford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | New Gloucester | Biddeford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
22,498Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Highest 10% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Biddeford and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
| Biddeford and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,292±$100Highest 13% above ME |
| Biddeford and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Biddeford and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #65 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Biddeford Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Biddeford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.1 |
| 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.