Name: Westbrook Center, CT statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Westbrook Center

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region gains about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,787

Moved out7,716

Net+71

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Capitol Planning Region, CT2,0461,847+199

South Central Connecticut Plannin, CT1,5741,100+474

Southeastern Connecticut Planning, CT656727−71

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT437354+83

Western Connecticut Planning Regi, CT166116+50

Greater Bridgeport Planning Regio, CT116

Suffolk County, MA94

New York County, NY87

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals

65%34%

Leavers

56%43%

Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$87K

Leavers$88K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 6.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region report $86,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $88,400.
Income you would need: $55,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,397 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,227 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $434,500.
Getting to work: 21 minutes each way on average; 15.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Bliss Corner, MA matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving out6
$88,409
26% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$86,604
23% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.4%
19% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Westbrook Center	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.4%	11% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.4%	19% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	0.5	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$86,604	23% above
Income of households moving out6County figure	$88,409	26% above

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 26.9%, 281% above the median place.

Westbrook Center22.5%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$55,880

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

22.5%

10% above the median place

Home price to income

5.8x

53% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

22%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$57,500

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Westbrook Center, $1,397 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Westbrook Center, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Temperance, MI	19.4% vs 22.5%	$10,300	Compare
Countryside, IL	17.5% vs 22.5%	$8,400	Compare
Greenville, RI	15.6% vs 22.5%	$23,800	Compare

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Vacant homes1
26.9%
281% above the median place
Homeownership1
52.4%
21% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$6,064
86% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Westbrook Center	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,397	2% above
Rent to income1	22.5%	10% above
Property tax rate1	1.4%	54% above
Home price to income1	5.8x	53% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	102.8	2% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,933	20% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$6,064	86% above
Median home value1	$434,500	36% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	5.6%	75% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	60.3%	17% above
Homeownership1	52.4%	21% below
Renters paying 30%+1	54.4%	7% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,227	19% above
Vacant homes1	26.9%	281% above
Median year built1	1970	0% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$60,482
51% above the median place
Mean commute1
21 min
16% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate6.8% −37%

Works from home15.8% +27%

Median household income$74,618 −7%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Westbrook Center	Vs median
Median household income1	$74,618	7% below
Income per person1	$60,482	51% above
Unemployment1County figure	3.8%	21% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$73,241	11% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	4.1%	11% above
Jobs5County figure	74,367	51% below
Poverty rate1	6.8%	37% below
Mean commute1	21 min	16% below
Works from home1	15.8%	27% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Household size is 1.8, 28% below the median place.

Household size1
1.8
28% below the median place
Median age1
49.8
28% above the median place
No health insurance1
16.3%
155% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad23.6% 2.7×

High school or higher85.2% −8%

Homes with broadband88.7% −4%

Bachelor's or higher31.6% −1%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Westbrook Center	Vs median
Population1	2,501	6646th largest
Median age1	49.8	28% above
Bachelor's or higher1	31.6%	1% below
High school or higher1	85.2%	8% below
Household size1	1.8	28% below
Born abroad1	23.6%	167% above
No health insurance1	16.3%	155% above
Homes with broadband1	88.7%	4% below

Life in Westbrook Center

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents32.0 3.1×

Playgrounds per 10k40.0 4.2×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.0 −28%

Libraries per 10k8.0 9.2×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −90%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.7 +24%

Shops38.0 +25%

Arts, recreation and fitness7.1 +73%

Doctors' offices and clinics19.1 −5%

Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher9
11.2
27% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
7.1
73% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
25.7
24% above the median place

All 15 schools and local life measures

Measure	Westbrook Center	Vs median
Public schools9County figure	57	above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure	19,075	290% above
Students per teacher9County figure	11.2	27% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	25.7	24% above
Shops per 10k7County figure	38.0	25% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	7.1	73% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	19.1	5% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.8	22% above
Parks per 10k8	32.0	215% above
Playgrounds per 10k8	40.0	325% above
Grocery stores per 10k8	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	8.0	28% below
Libraries per 10k8	8.0	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.2	90% below
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 42.2, 53% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Westbrook Center. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk10
42.2
53% below the median place
Tornado risk10
43.3
47% below the median place
Natural hazard risk10
83.8
9% below the median place

All 7 weather and risk measures

Measure	Westbrook Center	Vs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure	83.8	9% below
Hurricane risk10County figure	87.7	24% above
Tornado risk10County figure	43.3	47% below
Wildfire risk10County figure	43.6	29% below
Heat wave risk10County figure	42.2	53% below
Median air quality index11Metro figure	42	2% below
Good air days11Metro figure	66.6%	3% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 18.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 7.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 14.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$57,200

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 31% of places

Pay vs rent

-1.9 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 26% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Westbrook Center in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,397/mo (2024)	$1,780/mo	$1,460 to $2,160/mo	+4.1%
Median household income	$74,618 (2024)	$93,000	$79,000 to $110,500	+3.8%
Median home value	$434,500 (2024)	$601,000	$436,000 to $828,000	+5.5%

The median home would be worth 6.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Westbrook Center

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Bliss Corner, MA	$1,538	$75,420	Compare
Port Salerno, FL	$1,440	$67,436	Compare
Vero Beach South, FL	$1,314	$73,420	Compare
Orange Park, FL	$1,429	$77,106	Compare

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Common questions

Is Westbrook Center a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.79 people, smaller than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places. 27% of homes stand vacant, more than in 93% of places its size. It is the highest of 47 Connecticut places. On cost, space and class size it scores 9 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Westbrook Center expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $434,500.

What salary do you need to live in Westbrook Center?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $55,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Westbrook Center?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bliss Corner, MA, Port Salerno, FL, Vero Beach South, FL and Orange Park, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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Citytistics. “Westbrook Center, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/westbrook-center-connecticut/

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