Biddeford
- Suburb in Maine
Suburb
Biddeford
- grade B minusOverall Grade
- Suburb in Maine
- Rating 3.56 out of 5 57 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade C+
- Crime & Safetygrade B minus
- Housinggrade C
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade B minus
- Diversitygrade B
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B
- Commutegrade A minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$260,500
National
$229,800Median Rent
$980
National
$1,096Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Biddeford Rankings
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault148.6national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape69.7national 40.7
- Robbery13.9national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary171.9national 500.1
- Theft1,695.3national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft88.2national 284
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Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$54,915
National
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Biddeford Reviews
Rating 3.56 out of 5 57 reviews
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Biddeford is a town just South of Portland’s largest and most bustling city, Portland. Being just outside the craziness of the Portland downtown while also being close enough to make a quick trip is fantastic. Biddeford is also making a name for itself as one of Maine’s youngest and fastest growing towns! Each week new breweries, restaurants and apartments seem to be popping up!
I like the holidays when there are events in town but without them we don't feel like a community. The schools are mediocre, the crime rate is low but there are drug problems and we have no unity. We are not on the map for anything, no one outside the town knows that we exist. I feel as though everyone in the town is on a loop going about their lives day in day out without thinking- kind of robot like. Everyone who is born in the town only a small percentage leaves and I'm not sure if its because they can't or they don't want to but I would like to opportunity to leave one day. Out of mine family only one person has left, my uncle. I would like to be that one person in my generation of my family.
Biddeford is like three towns - coast, city, country. The coast is nice as is the country and the city is trying, but it needs to clean up its act and get rid of the drugs and crime. There is decent shopping and restaurants, and once you get out of the downtown, it is actually a very nice place to live and still relatively affordable as compared to surrounding areas.