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Westbrook is a small city of 20,775 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 10 miles from Portland, ME and 100 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,775people
$383kTypical home
$1,392/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
71"Snow
230Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,775
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,209 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Boston, MA
- 10 mi to Portland, ME
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,417/mo)
- Median rent $1,392/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,222 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PWM airport
- 5 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 108 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 189 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+36 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk