How much do homeowners pay a month in Scarborough, ME?

Name: Homeowner costs in Scarborough, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Scarborough, ME pay a median of $2,681 (±$113) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $887 (±$124).

60.7% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Scarborough, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,126 in 2015–2019 to $2,681 in 2020–2024 (+26.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $2,681 (±$113)
Without a mortgage: $887 (±$124)
Owned with a mortgage: 60.7%

Monthly owner costs in Scarborough

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scarborough	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
With a mortgage	$2,681 (±$113)	$2,186 (±$33)	$1,729 (±$15)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$887 (±$124)	$840 (±$18)	$638 (±$6)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	60.7% (±5.1 points)	63.1% (±1.3 points)	57.7% (±0.6 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$5,978 (±$296)	$4,707 (±$61)	$3,036 (±$26)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Scarborough, the median cost with a mortgage is higher than in Cumberland County ($2,186).

It is also higher than in Maine ($1,729).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,963).

In Cumberland County, Scarborough ranks 5 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 8 of 461.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Scarborough have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,126 (±$94)	$2,681 (±$113)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$4,735 (±$175)	$5,978 (±$296)	+26.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$367,700 (±$13,489)	$551,900 (±$39,157)	+50.1%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Scarborough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scarborough
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Scarborough	—	$2,681 (±$113)	—
Old Orchard Beach (community)	2.8 mi	$1,905 (±$101)	Lower
Old Orchard Beach	2.8 mi	$1,905 (±$101)	Lower
South Portland	4.8 mi	$1,938 (±$83)	Lower
Saco	5.2 mi	$2,088 (±$93)	Lower
Cape Elizabeth	6.5 mi	$2,747 (±$245)	Not measurably different
Portland	8.6 mi	$2,295 (±$75)	Lower
Westbrook	9.5 mi	$1,987 (±$101)	Lower
Biddeford	9.6 mi	$1,948 (±$103)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Old Orchard Beach (community), ME ($1,905), Old Orchard Beach, ME ($1,905), South Portland, ME ($1,938).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
1	Cumberland	$2,947 (±$204)
2	Falmouth	$2,942 (±$238)
3	Yarmouth	$2,855 (±$122)
4	Cape Elizabeth	$2,747 (±$245)
5	Scarborough	$2,681 (±$113)
6	North Yarmouth	$2,561 (±$245)
7	Portland	$2,295 (±$75)
8	Pownal	$2,232 (±$86)
9	Gorham	$2,229 (±$115)
10	Freeport	$2,141 (±$368)
11	Chebeague Island	$2,135 (±$217)

Showing 11 of 27 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Scarborough include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Dunstan, Oak Hill.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Scarborough

What is the average mortgage payment in Scarborough?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Scarborough, ME is $2,681 (±$113) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Scarborough?

Owners without a mortgage in Scarborough pay a median of $887 (±$124) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Scarborough gone up?

In Scarborough, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,126 in 2015–2019 to $2,681 in 2020–2024 (+26.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Scarborough town, Cumberland County, Maine (county subdivision:66145, in state:23 county:005).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.