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For over 100 years Old Orchard Beach has remained high on the list of most popular summer resorts on the East Coast. With its seven miles of fine sand beaches, seaside amusement park, family and fine dining restaurants, numerous lodging options (including hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts and family campgrounds), and 396 foot pier boasting over 20 shops and boutiques, Old Orchard Beach continues to attract tourists from all over the United States, Canada and abroad.
Located just south of Scarborough Old Orchard Beach starts at Pine Point Beach in Scarborough, and ends at Camp Ellis where the Saco River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Old Orchard Beach’s 9,000 residents enjoy a friendly small town atmosphere and the convenience of municipal services normally associated with larger cities.
Beachfront Community
The cities of Biddeford, Saco and Scarborough are immediate neighbors, offering a variety of services and shopping. The Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford provides quality medical care for the region. In nearby Prout's Neck is the Winslow Homer studio where the artist worked at the turn of the century.
New England's largest salt marsh is off Route 9 in nearby Scarborough providing guided walks and canoe tours. A few miles north is Portland, Maine's largest city, with a full array of stores, shops, and dozens of galleries and restaurants. The Old Port is a showcase for artists, musicians, actors and craftsmen, and its waterfront has bloomed into a business and shopping destination.
Old Orchard Beach is part of the RUS 23 school system, which includes Saco and Dayton. Annual expenditures per student are $7,270 compared to a national average of $5,691. The student/teacher ratio is 11.5.
Old Orchard Beach Real Estate
Unlike most communities in Maine, condo sales in Old Orchard Beach historically represent over 50% of all real estate sales annually and 2020 was no exception. Nonetheless, single family sales reached their highest level since 2016, when 128 properties were sold.
Median prices have increased each year since 2014, reaching $330,000 in 2020.
Sales of condos and town homes represented 55% of all residential sales in 2020. Median prices, however, dropped 2.5% below prior year - one of the few southern Maine communities to experience a decline.
Old Orchard Beach offers a wide range of waterfront condos and single family homes, some of which are some of the most expensive in southern Maine.
