Scarborough
Scarborough is what Portland calls itself when it wants a beach and a yard. Higgins, Pine Point, and Prouts Neck do the coastal lifting; the marsh does the postcards; Route 1 does the strip-mall penance. The dating math is honest: more families than singles, more parking lots than corners you can meet on. Expect partners who left the peninsula for square footage and a school district, and who treat a Saturday at Scarborough Downs or a sunset at Ferry Beach as a full evening out. Bring a car. Bring patience for the commute conversation. The marsh never asks where this is going.
Scarborough by the numbers
Scarborough runs male-heavy, about 53% men to 47% women.
Median individual income in Scarborough is about $57,500.
Maine registers voters by party, and Cumberland County is about 45% Democratic to 22% Republican, with 30% Unenrolled - the most Democratic county in Maine.
The median renter in Scarborough pays about $1,960 a month.
About 2,600 Scarborough residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Clambake Seafood Restaurant
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Ken's Place
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Sebago Brewing Company Brewpub
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Novare Res Bier Cafe
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Maine Escape Games
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The Bait Shed
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St. Joe's Cafe
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Dunstan Tap And Table
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Sea Dog Scarborough
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Scarborough Grounds Cafe
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Pine Point Grill
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Cafe Luna