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Strong vs Westbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the most affordable homes ($184k 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 | Strong | Westbrook |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,249Lowest |
20,775Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$85,038±$7kHighest 14% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$4,005Highest 32% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Westbrook and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong 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 |
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | Westbrook Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.