Westbrook is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 6,918 people and two associated neighborhoods, Westbrook is the 118th largest community in Connecticut.

Of important note, Westbrook is also a town of artists. Westbrook has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Westbrook’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Westbrook telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Westbrook has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Westbrook has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Westbrook than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Westbrook may be for you.

Westbrook is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The citizens of Westbrook are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.78% of adults in Westbrook have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Westbrook in 2022 was $61,201, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $244,804 for a family of four. However, Westbrook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Westbrook is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Westbrook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westbrook residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Westbrook also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.56% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Westbrook include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Westbrook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.