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Place dossier plate
SheetME-WESTBROOK-ME · Westbrook, ME 20,484 pop · income 67th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Westbrook
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Westbrook on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Adrian · lowest
42,851
Adrian · lowest
42,851 median HH income
26.4% of the leader · rank #1
Santo Domingo… · near
85,865
Santo Domingo… · near
85,865 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #2
Westbrook · this city
85,868
Westbrook · this city
85,868 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #3
Amador Pines · near
85,875
Amador Pines · near
85,875 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #4
Parkway · near
85,875
Parkway · near
85,875 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #5
Shopiere · near
85,875
Shopiere · near
85,875 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #6
Libertyville · highest
162,270
Libertyville · highest
162,270 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Westbrook on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 20,484.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Westbrook - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Westbrook places in the 67th percentile for household income and the 51st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
67th
percentile, household income
71st
percentile, home value
69th
percentile, median rent
51st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Westbrook, ME
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 20,484 residents in Westbrook, a small city within Maine. Households in Westbrook report a median income of $85,868 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.4%. Westbrook's housing stock carries a median value of $341,800, and the median resident age is 37.5 years. 39.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 70.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 93 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Slowing), down 10% from five years earlier. Westbrook reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1329.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Maine tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,448 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Maine run around $273, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 56.7 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Westbrook's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to population change to reported crime to schools and households to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Westbrook, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Westbrook?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 4.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Is Westbrook growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,129 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +5.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 93 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Westbrook?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1329.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 42% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Westbrook?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Maine, the closest population matches are Saco (20,636 residents, $84,328 income); Augusta (18,999 residents, $48,756 income); Sanford (22,095 residents, $70,570 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are South Burlington, VT (20,488 residents); Libertyville, IL (20,493 residents); Adrian, MI (20,493 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Westbrook?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 5 public schools within the city match. 39.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
5.4%
Bachelor's degree+
39.8%
Matched public schools
5
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
What does the journey to work look like in Westbrook?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 71.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Drive alone
71.3%
Work from home
18.1%
Public transit
0.7%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 11,844 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 5.4% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Maine average
C+
City profile score · Westbrook, ME
61/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B+
39.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B-
$85,868
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate C+
5.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime C-
175 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Westbrook profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 75/100 (B+) · 39.8%
Household income: 65/100 (B-) · $85,868
Poverty rate: 63/100 (C+) · 5.4%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Violent crime: 52/100 (C-) · 175 /100k
Where Westbrook sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Westbrook's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Westbrook highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
Westbrook, ME (this city): home $341,800, crime 1,330/100k
South Burlington, VT : home $399,600, crime 4,620/100k
Libertyville, IL : home $499,300, crime 617/100k
Adrian, MI : home $119,900, crime 2,968/100k
Golden, CO : home $790,500, crime 2,511/100k
Sidney, OH : home $159,300, crime 2,393/100k
Saco, ME : home $370,300, crime 1,159/100k
Augusta, ME : home $188,900, crime 4,342/100k
Sanford, ME : home $257,200, crime 2,784/100k
Biddeford, ME : home $349,300, crime 2,663/100k
Brunswick, ME : home $333,500, crime 1,262/100k
Waterville, ME : home $173,700, crime 3,166/100k
How does Westbrook compare to other US cities?
Where Westbrook sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income67% higher than other cities
Home value71% pricier than other cities
Median rent69% pricier than other cities
Safety51% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Maine and the picture shifts: Westbrook ranks #49 of 73 Maine cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Westbrook against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Maine only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Maine-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Westbrook near the bottom of Maine's cities
Among the 154 Maine cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Westbrook ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Westbrook only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#25 of 145
83rd percentile in Maine
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 154
0th percentile in Maine
Median Home Value
#36 of 151
75th percentile in Maine
Poverty Rate
#94 of 154
38th percentile in Maine
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#46 of 154
70th percentile in Maine
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Maine only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
67th percentile nationally for median household income · 51st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Westbrook's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Westbrook's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Westbrook's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$341,80029th percentilemore affordable than 29% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Westbrook's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,649 of 15,516
More affordable than 31% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,972 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.0×, Westbrook sits in the moderate band:
national rank #10,649 of 15,516 and #1,972 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$85,868Westbrook, ME median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Westbrook, ME median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Westbrook, ME.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)39.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)70.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
20,484
Median Income
$85,868
Median Home Value
$341,800
Median Age
37.5
Poverty Rate
5.4%
Labor force participation
70.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
39.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1329.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
174.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1154.9
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Westbrook's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
20,436 residents
2021
20,686 residents
2022
20,693 residents
2023
20,716 residents
2024
21,439 residents
2025
21,565 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
93
housing units authorized
Single-Family
34
detached homes
Multifamily
59
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
103
28
75
$9.6M
2020
119
46
73
$14.3M
2021
64
60
4
$12.5M
2022
43
19
24
$7.7M
2023
327
40
287
$61.2M
2024
93
34
59
$18.9M
Permit volume decreased 10% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
71.3%
Carpool
7.4%
Public Transit
0.7%
Walk
1.1%
Work from Home
18.1%
Other
1.4%
Based on 11,844 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Maine statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $273
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Maine at $273 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Maine statewide averages, not a meter reading for Westbrook. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Maine's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Westbrook is $1,448/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Maine statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 56.7 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Maine statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Westbrook sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Westbrook compares to similar-size Maine cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.