Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 15,981, settled in 1841.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Westbury grades A− overall, ranked 167th of 745 in New York. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. The median household earns $145K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $789K for a typical one and 8 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Westbury’s median household income is $145,000, above both New York’s towns ($82,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 78 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on hazard risk. Westbury's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Westbury beats most towns.
Where Westbury’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Westbury is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,524 in 1940, 15,864 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
Westbury takes its name from Westbury in Wiltshire, England, 3,360 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionWestbury, settled in 1841, takes its name from Westbury, a town in Wiltshire, England.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westbury. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw21 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw20 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumCentral Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westbury, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Westbury.
Westbury has less tooth loss than most of New York and has household incomes well above the New York norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
At 8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $789K) costs more against local pay than in 89% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Westbury’s median rent is $1,779 a month. Typical home values rose 5.8% in the year to September 2026.
| Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,779 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Westbury.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 7.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide. Against the 3,115 U.S. towns with household incomes like Westbury’s, it is less healthy than 55%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
13% of Westbury adults have been diagnosed with depression. Westbury beats the New York average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Westbury adults have obesity.
| Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westbury | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 12.8% | 17.5% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 42.1% | 37.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Westbury for work: only 5% work in town. 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Westbury. Jobs based in Westbury grew to 4,621 in 2023, 428 more than in 2013.
| Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westbury has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 25° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $145,185, against $85,974 across New York, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). The median age in Westbury is 44.5 years. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.5 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 45.0, men 43.8.
| Westbury | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westbury War Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 2. Carle Place American Legion Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
28 within 15 miles of the center of Westbury
About 5 of every 100 Westbury residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
21 notable people were born in Westbury.
Village in New York, United States
Westbury is a village mostly located in the southeastern portion of the Town of North Hempstead with a small portion in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Westbury area. The population was 15,404 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
8 towns share a border with Westbury.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; Mineola (A) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury | #167 | A− | D | — | B | A |
| Carle Place | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Old Westbury | #43 | A+ | D− | A | A | A+ |
| New Cassel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Hempstead | #44 | A+ | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Jericho | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oyster Bay | — | — | D− | — | — | A+ |
| Mineola | #82 | A | D− | — | A− | A |
Westbury, North Hempstead, Oyster Bay and Mineola report no FBI crime data of their own. Carle Place, New Cassel, Jericho and Oyster Bay aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westbury with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Westbury grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #167 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
21 notable people were born here, including Joe Satriani and Kevin Conroy.
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