Real Estate in Saco Maine

Housing Overview for Saco

Saco is located just south of Scarborough and above Biddeford. Saco is a community with fairly priced properties and in a great location for commuting to Portland with its easy access to I-95. The current inventory of homes for sale in Saco hovers aroudn 150K with a median asking price of approximately 265K

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Saco offers endless possibilities for recreation and entertainment. Its location in the Southeast border of Maine is ideal for traveling to nearby destinations for additional activities. Located just 90 miles north of Boston and only ten minutes from Old Orchard Beach, opportunities for entertainment can be found in Saco and its surrounding cities. From the beaches and Saco Bay to shopping and indoor sports, Saco has year round distractions to keep you busy

Saco Real Estate Overview

The real estate markets in Saco like the rest of the region suffered a significant loss in value, perhaps a bit more than the immediate greater Portland markets. Real Estate in York county seems to have been hit harder as a result of prices having inflated a bit more in this southern Maine housing market. Recently markets have stabilized and with short sales and foreclosures slowly working themselves out of the system the saco housing market is poised for stability and growth. For a full analysis please sign up for our complementary Saco Market Report

Population, Demographics, Income
Saco consists of a population of about 17,000 people. About 98 percent of the total population is white. The average age in Saco is 37 and families, or non-single households account for 68 percent of the population. The median household income in Saco is approximately 53,506 dollars. This is higher than the median household income in the United States.
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Shopping in Saco consists of some specialty shops such as The Clay Place and Gallery 27. Other stores include Alphie’s, The Field Mouse Gifts, Stone Soup Artisans, Anita Goudeau Designs, Maine Jewlery, and The Curtain Factory Outlet. There are many options for dining out in Saco, a few of the choices include The Golden Rooster Restaurant, Kerrymen Pub, Huot’s Seafood Restaurant, North Street Steak House, Mia’s at, Pepperell Square, Run of the Mill Public House, Rosa Linda’s Pizzeria and Café, Saco Island Deli or Wormwood’s Restaurant. Catch a movie after dinner at the Cinemagic theater where 12 screens show movies and there is also a concession stand an arcade and a café.
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Recreation and Beaches

Howard Sports is a 62,000 square foot facility where indoor sports such as soccer, softball, lacrosse, field hockey, and roller hockey can be played. Vacationland Bowling offers 32 bowling lanes and an arcade and billiards as well.

Aquaboggan is New England’s premier water park and is located in Saco. For more information on this attraction go to http://www.aquabogganwaterpark.com/ . Another amusement and water park in Saco is Funtown Splashtown, USA. More information on this park can be found at http://www.funtownsplashtownusa.com/.

Another option for recreation is at the Mainely Miniatures Mini Horse Farm. In addition to the many other leisure activities in Saco, the Saco Museum is another alternative for recreation. It is the third oldest museum in Maine. In addition to the Dyer Library, more information on The Saco Museum can be found by going to http://www.sacomuseum.org/ .

Ferry Beach in Saco is a Unitarian Universalist camp and conference center where people come for spiritual and educational programs along with the beautiful sandy beach.

Saco is conveniently located less than a ten minute drive from Old Orchard Beach where more recreational activities are available.
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 Saco School's Overview

Kindergarten- grade 2
Governor John Fairfield School

Young School

Grades 3-5
C K Burns School

Grades 6-8
Saco Middle School

Grades 9-12
Saco Transition Program

Saco also has 12 preschools and two private schools. The private schools consist of Thornton Academy for grades 6 through 12 and Notre Dame De Lourdes School for prekindergarten through 8th grade.
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