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Biddeford is a small city of 22,498 people in York County, Maine. It's about 17 miles from Portland, ME and 82 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,498people
$397kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
78° / 33°Summer / winter
54"Snow
230Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,498
- Part of a metro area
- About 748 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Boston, MA
- 17 mi to Portland, ME
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,501/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,791 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 19% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PWM airport
- 15 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 66 ft
- Right on the coast
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 183 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Maine districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk