Biddeford, ME
York County43.4926°N, 70.4534°W
Tracking 7,654 properties across Biddeford, Maine — a community where the median home dates to 1960 and the oldest to 1750. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
7,654
Properties Tracked
1960
Median Year Built
$209K
Median Assessed Value
8%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.90M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
36%
Coastal Zone
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Biddeford, MEInc. 1616
Biddeford is a small city on the Saco River, with a dense downtown built around the massive textile mills that once powered its economy. The mill buildings — among the largest in New England — are being redeveloped into residential, commercial, and institutional space. Biddeford Pool, a small beach community on the coast, provides a different property character from the urban core.
For property professionals, Biddeford is southern Maine's most dynamic market — the mill redevelopment, the downtown revitalization, the coastal exposure at the Pool, and the Saco River flood zones create a complex environment where parcel-level data is essential.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
595 properties (8%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
7,059
AE
466
VE
85
A
44
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
728
Grade B
2,754
Grade C
2,803
Grade D
696
Grade E
673
Coastal & Water Exposure
2,718 properties (36%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 1,562 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
433
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
586
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
848
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
1,020
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
672
Estuary
Waterfront
283
Pond
Waterfront
260
Marine
Waterfront
Zone 2
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
7,654 properties · Median year built 1960 · Avg 1,324 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,761
Institutional
772
Other
545
Industrial
243
Commercial
192
Agricultural / Open Space
112
Mixed Use
28
Vacant Land
1
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
18
1800-1849
59
1850-1899
371
1900-1949
1,229
1950-1979
1,150
1980-1999
778
2000+
454
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from York County Registry of Deeds
49%
Owner-Occupied
13%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Biddeford properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Biddeford
York County · Maine
Zip Codes0400504006
22,552
Population
2020 Census
7,654
Properties
$209K
Median Assessed
49%
Owner-Occupied
30.1
Square Miles
Biddeford covers 30.1 square miles in York County, Maine. The median assessed property value is $209K.
Single-family homes account for 5,761 of Biddeford's 7,654 properties. There are 192 commercial properties. About 49% of properties are owner-occupied, and 13% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $162K and $306K, with the highest assessed property at $60.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
54% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 87% have public water service. Electric service is provided by CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO. 586 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Biddeford its character.
Environmental note: Biddeford has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 57th percentile nationally, consistent with 448 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 6,919 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Biddeford Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 8% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 36% in the coastal zone, Biddeford concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Biddeford's 8 property types, spanning construction from 1750 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 8% of Biddeford properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Biddeford property intelligence.
7,654 Biddeford properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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