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Westbrook vs Bath vs North Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.6%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
North Windham has the most homeowners (80.1%).
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 | Westbrook | Bath | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,775Highest |
8,815 |
5,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Bath and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±2.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Westbrook and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Westbrook and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,038±$7k 14% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
| North Windham and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
| Westbrook and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,248±$604 10% above ME |
| Westbrook and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,005Highest 32% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Westbrook Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | Westbrook High School | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.