Biddeford vs Sanford

A side-by-side comparison of Biddeford and Sanford: population, income, housing, and more.

Biddeford and Sanford are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Biddeford has the higher population (22,463 vs 22,095 in Sanford). Sanford has the higher median household income ($70,570 vs $69,794 in Biddeford). Biddeford has the higher median home value ($349,300 vs $257,200 in Sanford).

Population, income & housing

	Biddeford	Sanford
Population	22,463	22,095
Median age	36.1 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,794	$70,570
Median home value	$349,300	$257,200
Median gross rent	$1,187	$1,158
Housing units	10,279	9,974
Homeownership rate	48.8%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biddeford	Sanford
Population	21,462 → 22,463 (+4.7%)	21,073 → 22,095 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$53,120 → $69,794 (+31.4%)	$52,513 → $70,570 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$245,900 → $349,300 (+42.0%)	$183,800 → $257,200 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,187 (+27.8%)	$901 → $1,158 (+28.5%)

Biddeford

Population

21,46222,463

Median household income

$53,120$69,794

Median home value

$245,900$349,300

Median gross rent

$929$1,187

Sanford

Population

21,07322,095

Median household income

$52,513$70,570

Median home value

$183,800$257,200

Median gross rent

$901$1,158

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biddeford	Sanford
Under 5	3.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	14.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	19.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	15.2%
65 to 74	9.5%	11.5%
75 and over	8.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biddeford	Sanford
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	88.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biddeford	Sanford
No high school diploma	5.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	32.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biddeford	Sanford
Drove alone	68.2%	79.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.8%	1.4%
Walked	7.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	9.3%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biddeford	Sanford
1-unit, detached	42.4%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	34.0%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	7.7%
20 or more units	7.3%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Biddeford	Sanford
Poverty rate	15.3%	10.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1955	1973