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Chapman vs Westbrook

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most homeowners (94.5%).
Westbrook has the most people working from home (17.8%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureChapmanWestbrook
People
Population
388Lowest
20,775Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+16.6%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Highest
about the ME average
37.4±1Lowest
17% below ME
Chapman and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
18.5%±2.4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
18.1%±2.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
41.3%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
9%±2.5Highest
ME: 5.8%
Westbrook and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kHighest
25% above ME
$85,038±$7kLowest
14% above ME
Chapman and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
37% below ME
$383,300±$19kHighest
29% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,392±$74
22% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$4,005Highest
32% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
46.1%±7.4Highest
ME: 48.4%
Westbrook and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
8%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
61.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
1975Lowest
2 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minHighest
6% below ME
19 minLowest
24% below ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
17.8%±2.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #115 of 133 in ME
School district — Westbrook Public Schools
High school in town — Westbrook High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.0
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.