Westbrook, ME: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States and a suburb of Portland. The population was 20,400 at the 2020 census, making it the fastest-growing city in Maine between 2010 and 2020. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.

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How Westbrook ranks

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#6Fastest growing in ME #20Shortest commute in ME #4Rent easiest to afford in ME All ME rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code04092, 04098

Area code207

Living in Westbrook

Housing in Westbrook

$458K▲ 1.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Westbrook home is worth about $458,000, up 1.4% in a year, 10% above the Maine typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market24

Sale-to-list103.1%

Sold in May28

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Safety in Westbrook

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Westbrook reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Westbrook sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Westbrook 1.5

Maine 1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Westbrook 12.6

Maine 9.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Westbrook

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C⁻

School Grade C-

The public schools Westbrook’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictWestbrook Public SchoolsSchools8

Saccarappa School D-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 396 students Congin School DElementary · Grades PK–4 · 335 students Oxford-Cumberland Canal School DElementary · Grades K–4 · 188 students Westbrook Middle School C-Middle · Grades 5–8 · 710 students Westbrook High School A-High · Grades 9–12 · 719 students Westbrook Regional Technology Ctr

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.