Best PlacesBiddeford, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Biddeford, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Biddeford ranks 6,013th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Biddeford
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Biddeford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Biddeford ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
Where Biddeford ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,184 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Biddeford
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Biddeford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,505, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Biddeford's effective rate of 1.02%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Biddeford
Biddeford runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Biddeford.
Who works in Biddeford, and how
Work in Biddeford centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Biddeford
Biddeford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns and more parkland per resident than 95% of towns. The coast is about 7 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Biddeford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Biddeford, month by month
Biddeford sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Biddeford
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Biddeford
Schools across Biddeford average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mildred L Day SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Dayton Consolidated SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Lyman Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middle School Of The KennebunksA+ · 94% proficient
- Saco Middle SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Massabesic Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
Top high schools
- Kennebunk High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Bonny Eagle High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Biddeford High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Biddeford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Biddeford measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Biddeford against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Biddeford suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Biddeford
Is Biddeford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Biddeford ranks 6,013th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, walkability, and good schools, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Biddeford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $407,858. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $81,505 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Biddeford safe?
Yes, Biddeford is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Biddeford?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 17. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of towns.
Is Biddeford good for families?
Schools beat 98% of towns, crime safety beats 76%, and childcare runs $1,184 a month.
Compare Biddeford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Biddeford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Biddeford represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Biddeford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Biddeford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Biddeford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Biddeford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Biddeford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Biddeford detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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