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Rochester, NH vs Biddeford, ME

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- Biddeford is 0% more densely populated than Rochester.
- People are 19.8% less likely to be married in Biddeford.
- The Median Age is 6.5 years younger in Biddeford.
 Rochester, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,331329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.138.4
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 Population - 201029,786  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,942285,036,114
 Population - 199026,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock742.393.4
 Land Area45.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock29.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rochester, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Rochester, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 White91.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rochester, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Married Population50.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.9%50.2%
 Never Married28.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households13,471  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,09480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,995  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rochester    3 Reviews

After living here for almost twelve years, I become happier each year with my choice. Rochester has lots of space left for development. It provides good community  More

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Awful horrid place, people have such a terrible attitude and can't (or at least won't) keep to their own business, ALWAYS starting and causing DRAMA, BS, HEADGAMES, and  More

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Rochester is a beautiful New England small town within commuting and shopping distance to Portsmouth and Boston. Close to both the White Mountains and the Seacoast  More

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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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