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Oakland vs Biddeford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakland has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
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 | Oakland | Biddeford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,710Lowest |
22,498Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 32.6±5.5Lowest 27% below ME |
35±2.6Highest 22% below ME |
| Biddeford and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Biddeford and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $44,848±$19kLowest 40% below ME |
$72,333±$4kHighest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,000±$65kLowest 44% below ME |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $956±$119Lowest 16% below ME |
$1,292±$100Highest 13% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,149Lowest 29% below ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±24.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 22% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Biddeford and Oakland 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 | #23 of 133 in ME | #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 |
| 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.