Best PlacesWestmoreland City, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westmoreland City, 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.
Westmoreland City ranks 1,567th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Westmoreland City
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.
Westmoreland City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westmoreland City ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
Where Westmoreland City ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Westmoreland City
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westmoreland City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,344, 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 Westmoreland City's effective rate of 1.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Westmoreland City
Westmoreland City's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westmoreland City.
Who works in Westmoreland City, and how
Work in Westmoreland City centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Westmoreland City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Westmoreland City.
What the weather is like in Westmoreland City, month by month
Westmoreland City sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Westmoreland City
The nearest airport, Arnold Palmer Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 31 miles away.
The best schools in and around Westmoreland City
Schools across Westmoreland City average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hahntown El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Sheridan Terrace El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Norwin MsA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Norwin ShsA+ · 82% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westmoreland City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westmoreland City 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 Westmoreland City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Westmoreland City
Is Westmoreland City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westmoreland City ranks 1,567th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, a stable housing market, and good schools, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westmoreland City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,862. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $111,344 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Westmoreland City safe?
Yes, Westmoreland City is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Westmoreland City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westmoreland City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westmoreland City 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.
Westmoreland City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westmoreland City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westmoreland City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westmoreland City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westmoreland City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westmoreland City 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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