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Biddeford, ME vs New Gloucester, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in New Gloucester, is 52% more than it is in Biddeford and is 22% above the National Average.
- Biddeford unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- New Gloucester unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Biddeford, MENew Gloucester, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,413  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$88,467$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,932  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Biddeford, MENew Gloucester, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock29.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Biddeford, MENew Gloucester, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%13.1%
Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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