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Palmyra vs Westbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
Westbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.6%).
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.
| Measure | Palmyra | Westbrook |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,209Lowest |
20,775Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
37.4±1Highest 17% below ME |
| Westbrook and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westbrook and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$85,038±$7kHighest 14% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
$1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,005Highest 32% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 14% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.1Lowest 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.