Best PlacesWestland, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Westland ranks 4,836th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Westland
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.
Westland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westland ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
Where Westland ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 23% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,005 a month, better than only 24% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Westland
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,967, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Westland's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Westland
Westland runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westland.
Who works in Westland, and how
Work in Westland centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Westland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Westland.
What the weather is like in Westland, month by month
Westland sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Westland
Pittsburgh International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Westland
Schools across Westland average an A−, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Allison Park El SchA · 65% proficient
- Fort Cherry El CtrA− · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Chartiers-houston JshsB+ · 54% proficient
- Fort Cherry JshsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westland 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 Westland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Westland
Is Westland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westland ranks 4,836th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on state infrastructure and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,349. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $99,967 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Westland safe?
Yes, Westland is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare Westland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westland 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.
Westland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westland 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.