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Rome vs Westbrook vs Belgrade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
Westbrook has the most renters (38.8% rent).
Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
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 | Rome | Westbrook | Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215Lowest |
20,775Highest |
3,351 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7% ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
| Rome and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Rome and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3% ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Westbrook and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
$85,038±$7k 14% above ME |
$88,338±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
| Belgrade and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
$312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
| Westbrook and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56 about the ME average |
$1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
$857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$4,005Highest 32% above ME |
$2,859 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8% ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #115 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Westbrook Public Schools | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | — | Westbrook High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.