Housing data for Westbrook Center, CT
Westbrook Center, CT has an estimated 2,501 residents and 1,857 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
47.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,397 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,501 (±363)
- Housing units
- 1,857 (±238)
- Households that rent
- 47.6%
- Median gross rent
- $1,397
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +11.8%
What stands out in Westbrook Center
Households that rent: 47.6% (±11.2 points) in Westbrook Center, higher than in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (24.2%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 7.2% (±5.3 points) in Westbrook Center, lower than in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (12.7%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 38.2% (±11.7 points) in Westbrook Center, lower than in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (51.7%).
Median home value: $434,500 (±$47,005) in Westbrook Center, higher than in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region ($379,700).
- Renters and owners in Westbrook Center
- Types of homes in Westbrook Center
- Heating fuel in Westbrook Center
- Home values in Westbrook Center
Housing in Westbrook Center at a glance
- Median rent: $1,397 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,544 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 54.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 47.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $74,618 median household income
- Home values: $434,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,227 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,064 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 7.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 41.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 71.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 38.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 20.9 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +11.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 23.4% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Westbrook Center against Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, its state and the nation
| Westbrook Center | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,501 (±363) | 175,822 (exact) | 3,624,508 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,857 (±238) | 82,963 (±174) | 1,541,822 (±276) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 47.6% (±11.2 points) | 24.2% (±1.2 points) | 33.5% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,397 (±$162) | $1,454 (±$44) | $1,488 (±$10) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $74,618 (±$30,082) | $104,428 (±$2,975) | $95,781 (±$732) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $434,500 (±$47,005) | $379,700 (±$6,838) | $366,900 (±$1,621) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,064 (±$529) | $6,357 (±$104) | $6,643 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 71.2% (±14.9 points) | 62.7% (±2.1 points) | 67.3% (±0.5 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.9 minutes (±5.0) | 26.0 minutes (±0.6) | 26.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.7% (±8.0 points) | 92.5% (±0.9 points) | 92.2% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 49.8 years (±11.3) | 45.9 years (±0.2) | 41.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Westbrook Center covers 1.7 square miles of land, about 1,482 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Westbrook Center has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,237 (±364) | 2,501 (±363) | +11.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,898 (±226) | 1,857 (±238) | −2.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,181 (±$138) | $1,397 (±$162) | +18.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $379,800 (±$74,271) | $434,500 (±$47,005) | +14.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $69,327 (±$25,926) | $74,618 (±$30,082) | +7.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,158 (±$274) | $2,227 (±$1,034) | +3.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $5,976 (±$632) | $6,064 (±$529) | +1.5% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 29.7% (±10.6 points) | 47.6% (±11.2 points) | +17.9 percentage points | Measurable increase |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±9.1 points) | 0.0% (±6.4 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
ZIP codes in Westbrook Center
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06498 | 11% | 6,856 | $1,425 | $434,300 | $91,202 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Westbrook Center
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saybrook Manor | 1.9 mi | $2,149 | $586,000 | 22.9% |
| Old Saybrook | 3.2 mi | $1,846 | $538,200 | 14.7% |
| Old Saybrook Center | 4.4 mi | $1,414 | $466,100 | 25.6% |
| Clinton (community) | 4.5 mi | $1,432 | $365,500 | 35.7% |
| Clinton | 4.7 mi | $1,395 | $380,000 | 15.3% |
| Essex | 5.0 mi | $1,623 | $552,000 | 21.9% |
| Essex Village | 5.8 mi | $2,056 | $751,900 | 7.7% |
| Deep River | 6.2 mi | $1,221 | $362,200 | 30.8% |
Places in Connecticut most like Westbrook Center
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawcatuck | $1,155 | $360,600 | $80,114 | 41.7% |
| Chester Center | $1,473 | $422,500 | $89,375 | 30.8% |
| North Canaan | $1,146 | $267,300 | $71,976 | 38.3% |
| Niantic | $1,478 | $396,000 | $81,250 | 27.5% |
| Clinton (community) | $1,432 | $365,500 | $102,750 | 35.7% |
| Guilford Center | $1,598 | $582,400 | $82,273 | 42.2% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Connecticut.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Westbrook Center, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,346 | $1,543 | $1,933 | $2,303 | $2,542 |
HUD income limits for Westbrook Center, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $27,150 | $45,250 | $72,350 |
| 2 people | $31,000 | $51,700 | $82,700 |
| 3 people | $34,900 | $58,150 | $93,050 |
| 4 people | $38,750 | $64,600 | $103,350 |
| 5 people | $41,850 | $69,800 | $111,650 |
| 6 people | $44,950 | $74,950 | $119,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $80,150 | $128,200 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $85,300 | $136,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $129,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Westbrook Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Westbrook, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Westbrook Center
What is the average rent in Westbrook Center, CT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Westbrook Center is $1,397 (±$162) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Westbrook Center?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Westbrook Center, CT is $1,351 (±$44) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Westbrook Center rent-burdened?
54.4% of renting households in Westbrook Center pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Westbrook Center?
Westbrook Center has an estimated 647 (±206) renting households, 47.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Westbrook Center?
The median household income in Westbrook Center is $74,618 (±$30,082) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Westbrook Center, CT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $434,500 (±$47,005) for owner-occupied homes in Westbrook Center (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Westbrook Center growing?
In Westbrook Center, the number of residents went from 2,237 in 2015–2019 to 2,501 in 2020–2024 (+11.8%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Westbrook Center?
The ZIP code that covers Westbrook Center is 06498.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 06498?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 06498 is $1,425 (±$176) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut (place:81750, in state:09).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .