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Westbrook vs Biddeford vs 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%).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Windham has the most homeowners (84.6%).
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 | Westbrook | Biddeford | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,775 |
22,498Highest |
19,188Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.4±1 17% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±2.4 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Westbrook and Biddeford 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% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Biddeford and Westbrook 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 |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $383,300±$19kLowest 29% above ME |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Biddeford and 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 |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| Westbrook and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,005 32% above ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Westbrook and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham 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 | #111 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Westbrook Public Schools | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Westbrook High School | Biddeford High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
14.1Highest |
12.1 |
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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.