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Westbrook vs Thomaston
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%).
Thomaston has the oldest population (median age 58.1).
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 | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,775Highest |
2,769Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Thomaston and Westbrook 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% |
35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,038±$7kHighest 14% above ME |
$56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
$271,700±$10kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
$1,262±$343Lowest 11% above ME |
| Westbrook and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,005Lowest 32% above ME |
$4,487Highest 48% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Thomaston and Westbrook 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 24% below ME |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #115 of 133 in ME | #99 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Westbrook Public Schools | RSU 13 |
| 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 |
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.