Best PlacesFrenchtown, Westbrook, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Frenchtown, Westbrook, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Frenchtown, Westbrook ranks 359th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Frenchtown, Westbrook
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Frenchtown, Westbrook's strengths and weaknesses
Where Frenchtown, Westbrook ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Frenchtown, Westbrook ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Frenchtown, Westbrook
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Frenchtown, Westbrook home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $98,995; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Frenchtown, Westbrook's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Frenchtown, Westbrook
Frenchtown, Westbrook runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Frenchtown, Westbrook.
Who works in Frenchtown, Westbrook, and how
Work in Frenchtown, Westbrook centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Frenchtown, Westbrook
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Frenchtown, Westbrook, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Frenchtown, Westbrook, month by month
Frenchtown, Westbrook sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Frenchtown, Westbrook
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Frenchtown, Westbrook
Schools across Frenchtown, Westbrook average an A+, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Great Falls Elementary SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
- Narragansett Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Manchester SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gorham Middle SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Westbrook Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Windham Middle SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Westbrook High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Gorham High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Windham High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Frenchtown, Westbrook school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Frenchtown, Westbrook measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Frenchtown, Westbrook against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Frenchtown, Westbrook
Is Frenchtown, Westbrook a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Frenchtown, Westbrook ranks 359th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Frenchtown, Westbrook expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $413,377. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $98,995 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Frenchtown, Westbrook safe?
Yes, Frenchtown, Westbrook is safer than 91% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
Compare Frenchtown, Westbrook with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Frenchtown, Westbrook. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Frenchtown, Westbrook represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Frenchtown, Westbrook detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Frenchtown, Westbrook: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Frenchtown, Westbrook: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Frenchtown, Westbrook: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Frenchtown, Westbrook: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Frenchtown, Westbrook detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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