Scarborough, ME: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Maine. Located about 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland, Scarborough is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. The population was 22,135 at the 2020 census, making it the 6th most populous municipality in Maine, as well as the largest in the state to be referred to as "Town".

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How Scarborough ranks

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#4Highest income in ME #5Fastest growing in ME #10Most educated in ME All ME rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code04070, 04074

Area code207

Living in Scarborough

Housing in Scarborough

$690K▼ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Scarborough home is worth about $690,000, down 0.6% in a year, 66% above the Maine typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market41

Sale-to-list100.7%

Sold in May9

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Safety in Scarborough

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Scarborough reports less crime per resident than 68% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Scarborough sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Scarborough 0.6

Maine 1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Scarborough 8

Maine 9.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Scarborough

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School Grade A

The public schools Scarborough’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 88% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#35Best public schoolsof 133 in ME

DistrictScarborough Public SchoolsSchools7

Wentworth School AElementary · Grades 3–5 · 664 students Eight Corners Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 241 students Blue Point SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 214 students Pleasant Hill SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 180 students Scarborough Middle School B+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 663 students Scarborough High School C+High · Grades 9–12 · 903 students

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.