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Scarborough, ME
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Scarborough profile


Living in Scarborough



Scarborough is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 23,218 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Scarborough is the seventh largest community in Maine.

Scarborough home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maine, but Scarborough real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Scarborough has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Scarborough telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Scarborough is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Scarborough really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Scarborough perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Scarborough is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Scarborough, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Scarborough is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.01% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Scarborough in 2018 was $56,863, which is wealthy relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $227,452 for a family of four.

The people who call Scarborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scarborough residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Scarborough include English, Irish, French, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Scarborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.