Biddeford, ME: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Biddeford ( BID-if-ərd) is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the principal commercial center of York County. Its population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The twin cities of Saco and Biddeford include the resort communities of Biddeford Pool and Fortunes Rocks. The town is the site of the University of New England and the annual La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival. First visited by Europeans in 1616, it is the site of one of the earliest European settlements in the United States. It is home to Saint Joseph's Church, the tallest building in Maine. Biddeford is a principal population center of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.

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How Biddeford ranks

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#1Rent easiest to afford in ME #43Fastest growing in ME #56Shortest commute in ME All ME rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code04005, 04007

Area code207

Living in Biddeford

Housing in Biddeford

$511K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Biddeford home is worth about $511,000, about the same as a year ago, 23% above the Maine typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market46

Sale-to-list99.3%

Sold in May25

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Safety in Biddeford

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Biddeford reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Biddeford 2.6

Maine 1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Biddeford 18.8

Maine 9.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Biddeford

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Biddeford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictBiddeford Public SchoolsSchools6

Biddeford Primary School DElementary · Grades K–2 · 483 students Biddeford Intermediate School DElementary · Grades 3–4 · 357 students John F Kennedy Memorial SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 157 students Biddeford Middle School C-Middle · Grades 5–7 · 542 students Biddeford High School C+High · Grades 8–12 · 894 students Biddeford Regional Ctr of Tech

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.