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Westville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $365K, 5.1 years of the Michigan City metro’s $71K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 339th of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. On CDC estimates, its residents' health ranks in the bottom 2% nationally. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 7.6% of residents are under 18 in Westville, where Indiana’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. Westville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns. Everel S. Smith House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Westville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Westville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 24.6% | 8.4% |
5,853 counted in 2010 and 5,257 in 2020; an estimated 5,387 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Westville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 640 in 1870, a low of 408 in 1920, 5,257 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
6 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
39 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
39 mi Park & preserveJackson Park
39 mi LandmarkOak Woods CemeteryBarack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Westville.
Westville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Indiana (mostly cold waves) and trades workers with Michigan City and other neighbors.
35% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Westville. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 1 have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Westville. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Westville.
| Westville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Westville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 24.4% | 28.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 24.6% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 100% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $101 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Westville’s FEMA risk score is 2 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes are within reach (about $365K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles.
Typical home values rose 5.2% in the year to September 2026. 84% of Westville households own their home.
| Westville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,019 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Westville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Westville is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Westville has about as many jobs (1,326) as working residents, but only 63 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 578 in 2013 to 1,326.
Most working residents leave Westville for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Westville grew to 1,326 in 2023, 748 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Michigan City (8%), La Porte (8%) and Valparaiso (8%).
| Westville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Just 26 of its 2,069 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Westville itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Prarie Meadow Park, at 20 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prarie Meadow Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Westville
About 2 of every 100 Westville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Westville is a town in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population, as of the 2020 census is 5,257. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Westville is located in Northwest Indiana, also known as The Region.
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Westville grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #339 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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