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What Is It Like to Live in Westbrook?

What it costs to live in Westbrook, and how it compares with other Maine cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

66

1st best value in Maine

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Maine cities.

Overall livability

59

4th overall in Maine

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Westbrook is home to about 20,074 people. A typical home runs $253,900 and a household earns around $71,300, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. Among Maine's largest cities, it ranks 1st for value and 4th overall.

Westbrook at a glance

Median home price

$253,900

6th in ME of 12

Median rent

$1,094/mo

Median household income

$71,300

Home price to income

3.6x

Unemployment

4.1%

4th in ME of 12

School rating

6/10

3rd in ME of 12

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in ME of 12

Walk score

1/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Maine only. Updated 2026.