Scarborough is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 16,970 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Scarborough is the 14th largest community in Maine.

Scarborough is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scarborough is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scarborough who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.89%), sales jobs (14.33%), and management occupations (13.26%).

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.

Because of many things, Scarborough is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Scarborough a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Scarborough has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Scarborough's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Scarborough is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Scarborough.

Scarborough is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Scarborough Information and Demographics

The citizens of Scarborough are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.56% of adults in Scarborough have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Scarborough in 2000 was $26,321, which is wealthy relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,284 for a family of four.

The people who call Scarborough home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Scarborough is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Scarborough include English, Irish, French, Italian, German, French Canadian, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Scarborough is English. Some people also speak French.