Rents are 5% below what Biddeford's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,924 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Biddeford is 0.8% below its high of $1,940 in December 2025, at $1,924 as of September 2026.
Rent in Biddeford changed +1.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 14 Maine cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.0%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,333) is $1,808 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,760); a 3-bedroom is $2,180.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Biddeford. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Biddeford, ME is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 32.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Biddeford, ME has changed in 5 years
Rent in Biddeford, ME has climbed 14.0% since 2023, going from about $1,688 per month to roughly $1,924 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Biddeford, ME now reports about $72,333, up from $58,142 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 10.4 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 27.2% to 32.1%. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Biddeford, ME reflects that arc in its own way.
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Biddeford rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Biddeford is $1,924/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,190/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,760/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,370/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,180/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($72,333/yr), Biddeford ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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