Saco, ME: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Saco ( SAH-koh) is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,381 at the 2020 census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, Thornton Academy and General Dynamics Armament Systems (also known by its former name, Saco Defense), a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics. Saco sees much tourism during summer months due to its amusement parks, Camp Ellis Beach and Pier, Ferry Beach State Park, and proximity to Old Orchard Beach. Saco is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Saco's twin-city is Biddeford.

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How Saco ranks

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#13Fastest growing in ME #19Highest graduation rate in ME #33Most remote workers in ME All ME rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code04072

Area code207

Living in Saco

Housing in Saco

$525K▲ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Saco home is worth about $525,000, up 0.9% in a year, 26% above the Maine typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market23

Sale-to-list101%

Sold in May27

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Safety in Saco

B

Safety Grade B

Saco reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Saco sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Saco 0.3

Maine 1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Saco 10

Maine 9.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Saco

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A⁻

School Grade A-

The public schools Saco’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#38Best public schoolsof 133 in ME

DistrictSaco Public SchoolsSchools6

C K Burns School BElementary · Grades 3–5 · 641 students Young SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 323 students Governor John Fairfield SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 268 students Saco Middle School B+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 586 students Saco Pre-KPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 124 students THE SCHOOL AT SWEETSER

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.