The median home in Scarborough, Maine is valued at $664,198, up 2.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,958, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 18.7x — near the national average of 18x. Scarborough is part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$664,198
+2.1%
Rent$2,958/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,253/mo cheaper ($2,958 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + ME ins. 28% per HUD.
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$132,840 on $664,198
Out of reach — 67.4% of income
Need $180,471/yr to afford.
PITI$4,211
P/I67.4%
Afford$276K
Gap-$388K
P&I $3,359Tax $753Ins $100
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