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    Moving to Westbrook, ME

    Is Westbrook a good place to live?

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    Westbrook ranks #1 of 5 Maine cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (69/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.7% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $341,800
    +13.8% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,373
    per month
    Household income
    $85,868
    median
    Unemployment
    2.4%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Westbrook

    The median home value in Westbrook is $341,800 and median rent is $1,373 a month, against a median household income of $85,868. Homes cost about 4.0× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Westbrook crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Maine the 2025 rate was 95 violent and 962 property crimes per 100,000 people — #48 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Westbrook, ME

    Westbrook has about 20,484 residents, 2.4% unemployment and 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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