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Oak HillME

A town of 5,631, settled in 1840.

Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Oak Hill

Oak Hill, ME · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Population
5,631
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$429K
Census ACS
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
51.3
years
Jobs based here
4,891
A job hub

Is Oak Hill a good place to live?

29% of residents are 65 or older in Oak Hill, against 22% in Maine’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 134 Maine towns, just 8 have a higher median rent than Oak Hill. 13% of the land in Oak Hill is conserved, where Maine’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Elaine Stimson Warren Woods, at 215 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Oak Hill yet; the figures below are still real.

What makes Oak Hill stand out

Where Oak Hill beats most towns.

Jobs vs. working residents

Jobs here4,891
Residents who work2,700
Work
A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 91% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023.
A job hub

Every workday, about 4,746 people come to Oak Hill for work

Where Oak Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Portland Portland 28% 18% → Scarborough Scarborough 18% 12% → South Portland South Portland 12% 7% → Westbrook Westbrook 7% 3% → Biddeford Biddeford 3% 3% → Falmouth Falmouth 3% Oak Hill · 5% stay
4,891jobs based in Oak Hill
5%of working residents work in town
6 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Nearby attractions

Portland Head Light and 29 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oak Hill. Close and well known come first.

All 55 attractions →
7 mi LighthousePortland Head Light8 mi LandmarkFort Gorges30 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony6 mi MuseumPortland Museum of Art7 mi MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum7 mi Theme parkFuntown Splashtown USA
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Funtown Splashtown USA: Paulec252, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Oak Hill: who provides what

Oak Hill is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerCentral Maine Power27.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPortland Water District-GreaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCumberland CountyCumberland County provides services here
SchoolsScarboroughWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereScarborough Town ClerkTown of Scarborough; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2026
ZIP code0407404074 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Oak Hill.

Work & commute

With 1.8 jobs for every working resident, Oak Hill draws in 4,746 commuters

Most working residents leave Oak Hill for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Oak Hill is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Oak Hill grew to 4,891 in 2023, 2,019 more than in 2013.

5%work in town
Oak HillMaine townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work20 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line5%9%9.6%
Median household income$98,000$78,000$80,000
Work from home17%14%11%

Where working residents work

In Oak Hill5%
Portland28%
Scarborough18%
South Portland12%
Westbrook7%
6 mi
median commute distance
4,891
jobs based in Oak Hill
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageOak Hill’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here4,891 jobs based here · A job hubWhere people work5% work in Oak HillCommute times20 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 6 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Oak Hill faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesIce storms
Full pageOak Hill’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesVery low riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters33 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Oak Hill has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Oak Hill has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Oak Hill’s July high is 81°F.

69″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–35°
Spring34–54°
Summer57–78°
Fall40–59°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageOak Hill’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 14°Rain & snow69″ of snow a winter · 49 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

12.8% of Oak Hill is conserved land

5.2 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves.

12.8%conserved
12.8%
conserved · 458 of 3,574 acres
5.2 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Elaine Stimson Warren Woods1.5 mi215
2. Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area—136
3. Hunnewell Hill—56
Full pageOak Hill’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map5.2 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk1.5 miles of trail · Elaine Stimson Warren WoodsConserved land12.8% conserved · 458 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Oak Hill?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Health

A smaller share of adults have obesity in Oak Hill than in most of Maine or the rest of the country

25% of Oak Hill adults have obesity. Only 5 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Oak Hill. 9.6% of Oak Hill adults have diabetes.

Oak HillMaine townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)25%33%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)9.7%15%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%18%17%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)14%19%19%
32 measures vs. Maine
19 better12 too close to call1 worse
What stands outOak HillME
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.3%14.8%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.2%10.7%
More adults who have had cancer11.7%9.9%
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
5.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageOak Hill’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsFewer smokersHospitals & doctors nearby5.1 miles to an ER · Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than ME on 19 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

$463Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
41
days on market
100.7%
sale-to-list price
9
homes sold in May
Full pageOak Hill’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 4.7 years of incomeRents$1,743 a month · Median rent

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oak Hill

16pages on Oak Hill
The big questions
HealthBetter than ME on 19 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$98K median household income · 4,891 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors5 mi of trails · 13% conserved landPlacesAttractions55 nearby · Western Promenade 5 miLibraryScarborough Public LibraryCollegesMaine College of Art & Design is 5.7 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1840Climate81° summer highs · 69″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Oak Hill

University of Southern MaineUniversity or college · Public · Portland5.7 mi$11,284 in-state tuitionMaine College of Art & DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Portland5.7 mi$42,942 tuitionSouthern Maine Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · South Portland6.6 mi$4,156 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Oak Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Oak Hill

Census-designated place in Maine, United States

Oak Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Scarborough in Cumberland, Maine, United States. Prior to the 2020 census, the CDP was known as Scarborough. As of the 2020 census, Oak Hill had a population of 5,846. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.0 sq mi
Elevation
20 ft

Questions about Oak Hill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Oak Hill, ME a good place to live?

We don’t grade Oak Hill yet; the figures below are still real.