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Westbrook vs Owls Head 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%).
Owls Head has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Owls Head | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,775Highest |
1,482Lowest |
19,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
52.6±6.6Highest 17% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±2.4 ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest 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%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3% ME: 36.2% |
39.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,038±$7kLowest 14% above ME |
$87,325±$7k 17% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $383,300±$19kLowest 29% above ME |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Owls Head 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 |
$1,191±$386Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Westbrook and 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 |
$2,981Lowest about the ME average |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Westbrook and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 24% below ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Westbrook Public Schools | RSU 13 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Westbrook High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.